Table 2. Treatment arrangement

Treatment Density (birds/m2) Total area (m2) Group size (birds/pen)
T1 4 5.521 22
T2 5 27
T3 6 33
T4 7 38
T5 8 44
T6 9 49
3.4 m × 2 m = 6.8 m2, 6.8 m2 − 2 × (0.8 m × 0.8 m) = 6.8 m2 − 1.28 m2 = 5.52 m2, 0.8 m: feeder diameter.