Table 2.
Growth performance of broilers fed diet with different NaCl regimens for 35 days
Item | CON1 | 1~35 d | 1~28 d2 | SEM | P-value |
0.45 (%) | 0.55 (%) | 0.45 (%) | 0.55 (%) |
ADG (g) | 51.86ab | 51.70b | 57.19c | 49.88a | 52.30b | 0.149 | 0.001 |
ADFI (g) | 85.12b | 86.05c | 92.52d | 84.51a | 86.21c | 0.038 | 0.001 |
FCR (g) | 1.67bc | 1.67bc | 1.62a | 1.69c | 1.65ab | 0.004 | 0.003 |
Control diet with 0.35% level of NaCl.
Feeding a specific diet for 28 days and then feeding a CON diet from day 29 to day 35. SEM, standard error of mean; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.