Parameter
|
NC
|
PC
|
FC
|
BL
|
SEM
|
P-value
|
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Days 1 to 14
|
BWG (g)
|
361.33b
|
358.42b
|
367.13b
|
382.25a
|
4.32
|
0.026
|
FI (g)
|
519.84
|
521.70
|
523.92
|
522.25
|
2.63
|
0.194
|
FCR(g/g)
|
1.44a
|
1.46a
|
1.43a
|
1.37b
|
0.02
|
0.049
|
Days 14 to 28
|
BWG (g)
|
718.87a
|
636.3b
|
689.33ab
|
712.93a
|
10.76
|
0.023
|
FI (g)
|
1159.82
|
1149.27
|
1160.83
|
1161.40
|
15.41
|
0.968
|
FCR(g/g)
|
1.61b
|
1.81a
|
1.68ab
|
1.63b
|
0.03
|
0.027
|
Days 1 to 28
|
BWG (g)
|
1080.20a
|
994.67b
|
1056.67ab
|
1095.27a
|
13.15
|
0.032
|
FI(g)
|
1679.64
|
1670.90
|
1684.72
|
1683.65
|
15.58
|
0.991
|
FCR(g/g)
|
1.56b
|
1.69a
|
1.60ab
|
1.56b
|
0.02
|
0.034
|
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NC negative control group, PC necrotic enteritis experimental model group, FC fishmeal and coccidiosis vaccine challenge group, BL NE group supplied with feed containing B. licheniformis
- * Data are means for 5 replicates of 12 broiler chickens presented with the means ± SEM
- *a, b Means in the same column with different lower case letter differ significantly (P <0.05)