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Table 3 Effect of feed treatments on feed conversion ratio of broiler birds

From: Lipid stability, antioxidant potential and fatty acid composition of broilers breast meat as influenced by quercetin in combination with α-tocopherol enriched diets

Treatments

Year

Feed conversion ratio

Means

W1

W2

W3

W4

W5

W6

T0

2013

2.10 ± 0.05

1.76 ± 0.05

1.86 ± 0.02

1.84 ± 0.02

1.91 ± 0.01

2.18 ± 0.02

1.94 ± 0.03a

2014

2.02 ± 0.04

1.77 ± 0.02

1.87 ± 0.01

1.81 ± 0.03

1.92 ± 0.02

2.19 ± 0.04

T1

2013

2.12 ± 0.04

1.80 ± 0.06

1.77 ± 0.02

1.78 ± 0.04

1.89 ± 0.01

2.07 ± 0.04

1.89 ± 0.03ab

2014

1.89 ± 0.05

1.82 ± 0.03

1.80 ± 0.03

1.78 ± 0.02

1.85 ± 0.05

2.09 ± 0.06

T2

2013

1.90 ± 0.07

1.78 ± 0.07

1.76 ± 0.05

1.73 ± 0.01

1.86 ± 0.01

1.97 ± 0.03

1.84 ± 0.02bc

2014

1.917 ± 0.05

1.77 ± 0.06

1.77 ± 0.05

1.72 ± 0.05

1.87 ± 0.04

1.98 ± 0.01

T3

2013

1.84 ± 0.01

1.783 ± 0.05

1.60 ± 0.02

1.75 ± 0.02

1.78 ± 0.03

1.79 ± 0.04

1.77 ± 0.02 cd

2014

1.89 ± 0.02

1.787 ± 0.03

1.60 ± 0.04

1.73 ± 0.02

1.77 ± 0.04

1.81 ± 0.05

T4

2013

1.85 ± 0.02

1.77 ± 0.04

1.85 ± 0.03

1.69 ± 0.01

1.94 ± 0.02

2.03 ± 0.01

1.87 ± 0.04b

2014

1.96 ± 0.06

1.74 ± 0.02

1.83 ± 0.06

1.44 ± 0.04

2.33 ± 0.09

2.04 ± 0.03

T5

2013

1.87 ± 0.01

1.77 ± 0.06

1.51 ± 0.01

1.76 ± 0.03

1.79 ± 0.03

1.65 ± 0.03

1.73 ± 0.02d

2014

1.85 ± 0.02

1.80 ± 0.03

1.52 ± 0.01

1.79 ± 0.04

1.78 ± 0.01

1.64 ± 0.02

T6

2013

1.85 ± 0.08

1.79 ± 0.06

1.42 ± 0.02

1.80 ± 0.03

1.78 ± 0.01

1.67 ± 0.02

1.72 ± 0.03d

2014

1.91 ± 0.07

1.79 ± 0.05

1.45 ± 0.02

1.78 ± 0.02

1.78 ± 0.01

1.62 ± 0.01

T7

2013

1.91 ± 0.08

1.79 ± 0.03

1.68 ± 0.02

1.75 ± 0.03

1.76 ± 0.01

1.92 ± 0.05

1.80 ± 0.02c

2014

1.84 ± 0.08

1.78 ± 0.03

1.68 ± 0.06

1.73 ± 0.01

1.79 ± 0.02

1.90 ± 0.05

T8

2013

1.88 ± 0.06

1.75 ± 0.02

1.37 ± 0.01

1.83 ± 0.04

1.75 ± 0.01

1.58 ± 0.01

1.70 ± 0.03de

2014

1.93 ± 0.05

1.76 ± 0.04

1.38 ± 0.01

1.81 ± 0.04

1.78 ± 0.04

1.57 ± 0.02

T9

2013

1.88 ± 0.03

1.80 ± 0.05

1.34 ± 0.01

1.81 ± 0.02

1.71 ± 0.01

1.56 ± 0.01

1.68 ± 0.04e

2014

1.94 ± 0.07

1.78 ± 0.08

1.31 ± 0.02

1.82 ± 0.02

1.74 ± 0.04

1.53 ± 0.02

Means

1.92 ± 0.02a

1.78 ± 0.01c

1.62 ± 0.02d

1.76 ± 0.02c

1.84 ± 0.02b

1.84 ± 0.03b

 
  1. Data are means ± SE. Means sharing similar letters in a column do not differ significantly from one another (p˃0.05)
  2. T0 = control without antioxidants, T1 = 100 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T2 = 100 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T3 = 100 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T4 = 200 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T5 = 200 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T6 = 200 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed, T7 = 300 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T8 = 300 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed, T9 = 300 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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