Performance parameter | Diet | |||||
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AE0 | AE15 | AE30 | AE45 | NCD | RD | |
Body weight change (g) (BWC) | 54.49 ± 3.87c | 53.79 ± 1.74c | 57.20 ± 13.76c | 64.04 ± 10.77c | 8.17 ± 1.62a | 116.86 ± 24.45b |
Feed intake (g) (FI) | 259.17 ± 26.71d | 239.0 ± 3.46c | 261.58 ± 8.93d | 267.33 ± 11.86d | 176.17 ± 5.11a | 291.17 ± 18.25b |
Nitrogen intake (g) (NI) | 4.22 ± 0.44cd | 3.67 ± 0.06c | 4.27 ± 0.14cd | 4.47 ± 0.20d | 1.18 ± 0.03a | 6.95 ± 0.45b |
Protein intake (g) (PI) | 26.40 ± 2.74cd | 24.79 ± 0.36c | 26.67 ± 0.90cd | 27.94 ± 1.23d | 7.39 ± 0.21a | 43.50 ± 2.94b |
Feed utilization (mg/g) (FU) | 210.23 ± 22.06c | 225.03 ± 5.36c | 218.64 ± 46.09c | 239.57 ± 35.89c | 46.43 ± 9.99a | 401.14 ± 57.18b |
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) | 0.21 ± 0.02c | 0.23 ± 0.01c | 0.22 ± 0.05c | 0.24 ± 0.04c | 0.05 ± 0.01a | 0.40 ± 0.05b |