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Table 4 Effects of processed cocoa pod husk meal (PCHM) on performance of broiler chickens

From: Processed cocoa pod husk dietary inclusion: effects on the performance, carcass, haematogram, biochemical indices, antioxidant enzyme and histology of the liver and kidney in broiler chicken

 

D1, control

D2, 4% PCHM

D3, 8% PCHM

SEM

P value

Starter phase (1 to 21 days)

 IBW (g/bird)

40.81

40.89

40.85

0.63

0.90

 BWG (g/bird)

906.94

959.62

931.08

19.97

0.62

 FI (g/bird)

1589.83b

1634.91b

1790.46a

33.93

0.01

 FCR

1.75

1.71

1.92

0.04

0.06

Grower phase (22 to 42 days)

 BWG (g/bird)

1537.25

1624.49

1843.08

67.75

1.66

 FI (g/bird)

2790.37

2716.28

2995.78

81.53

0.40

 FCR

1.81

1.67

1.63

0.04

0.10

Overall (0 to 42 days)

     

 BWG (g/bird)

2444.19

2584.11

2774.16

82.00

0.28

 FI (g/bird)

4380.21

4351.19

4786.24

106.65

0.18

 FCR

1.79

1.69

1.73

0.02

0.16

  1. Means within a row with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. IBW initial body weight, BWG body weight gain, FI feed intake, FCR feed conversion ratio, SEM standard error of mean