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Table 2 Laying performance of laying hens1

From: Dietary supplementation of Macleaya cordata extract and Bacillus in combination improve laying performance by regulating reproductive hormones, intestinal microbiota and barrier function of laying hens

Item

Control

MCE

PBC

MCE + PBC

SEM

P-value

LR, %

91.52b

92.70ab

92.00b

94.48a

0.01

0.003

ADEM, g/hen/d

52.28b

52.86ab

52.56ab

53.73a

0.38

0.026

ADFI, g/hen/d

111.42

111.18

111.63

112.43

0.59

0.503

FCR, gfeed/gegg

2.13

2.10

2.12

2.09

0.02

0.320

  1. 1Results are the mean of 6 replicates of 15 laying hens each. LR laying rate, ADEM average daily egg mass, ADFI average daily feed intake, FCR feed conversion ratio SEM standard error of mean
  2. a−bValue differences in the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05)