Table 2 Growth performance and total tract nutrient utilization of broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with 0, 6%, or 12% pBSFLM from d 1 to 12 post hatchinga
Item | Concentration of pBSFLM, % | SEM | P-value2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 6 | 12 | L | Q | ||
BW, g | ||||||
 d 1 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 1.4 | - | - |
 d 8 | 205 | 213 | 216 | 3.8 |  < 0.001 | 0.404 |
 d 12 | 409 | 417 | 413 | 7.6 | 0.684 | 0.391 |
d 1 to 8 | ||||||
 BW gain, g/bird | 152.4 | 160.1 | 162.5 | 2.63 | 0.001 | 0.265 |
 Feed intake, g/bird | 171.9 | 170.9 | 171.0 | 3.09 | 0.794 | 0.829 |
 G:F, g/kg | 890 | 937 | 951 | 11.9 | 0.001 | 0.250 |
d 8 to 12 | ||||||
 BW gain, g/bird | 204.3 | 204.2 | 196.2 | 5.80 | 0.215 | 0.478 |
 Feed intake, g/bird | 248.9 | 249.1 | 237.9 | 7.84 | 0.193 | 0.429 |
 G:F, g/kg | 820 | 821 | 830 | 12.1 | 0.565 | 0.810 |
d 1 to 12 | ||||||
 BW gain, g/bird | 357.1 | 364.8 | 360.4 | 6.97 | 0.684 | 0.392 |
 Feed intake, g/bird | 420.0 | 418.9 | 407.6 | 8.46 | 0.200 | 0.532 |
 G:F, g/kg | 850 | 871 | 887 | 9.9 | 0.012 | 0.806 |
Total tract nutrient utilization, % | ||||||
 DM, % | 74.3 | 74.6 | 74.8 | 0.68 | 0.598 | 0.926 |
 GE, % | 78.0 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 0.63 | 0.687 | 0.746 |
 N, % | 72.6 | 71.0 | 70.8 | 1.05 | 0.216 | 0.567 |
 Number of observations | 16 | 16 | 16 |  |  |  |