Table 3. Effects of the moisture absorbent on performance of broilers¹

Items2	NC	PC	W1	W2	W3	SEM3	P-Value
IBW (g/bird)	42.1	41.8	42.0	42.2	42.0	0.24	0.88
FBW (g/bird)	1,477	1,514	1,515	1,540	1,541	31.7	0.62
BWG (g/bird)	1,435	1,472	1,473	1,498	1,499	31.8	0.62
FI (g/bird)	2,790	2,728	2,807	2,797	2,739	58.7	0.82
FCR	2.28	2.10	2.21	2.18	2.07	0.108	0.68

NC, untreated control; PC, 3-week-old litter treatment; W1, 0-week-old application of the moisture absorbent; W2, 0 and 3-week-old application of the moisture absorbent; W3, 3-week-old application of the moisture absorbent.
IBW, initial body weight; FBW, final body weight; BWG, body weight gain; FI, feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.
Standard error of means.