Table 3. Effects of exogenous hydrophilic emulsifier on growth performance of 0 to 5-week-old broiler

Item	Exogenous hydrophilic emulsifier1				SEM2	P values
	0	0.025	0.050	0.075		Linear	Quadratic
Body weight (g/bird)3
Initial	44.0	44.0	44.0	44.0	−	−	−
Week 3	825.1	824.8	811.2	811.7	2.821	0.04	0.25
Week 5	1,726.3	1,722.2	1,810.4	1,824.1	14.413	0.01	0.12
Body weight gain (g/bird)
0 to 3 weeks	781	780	767	767	2.822	0.04	0.02
3 to 5 weeks	945	941	1,043	1,056	15.080	0.01	0.08
0 to 5 weeks	1,682	1,678	1,766	1,780	14.413	0.01	0.12
Average daily feed intake (g/bird)
0 to 3 weeks	50	49	50	50	0.210	0.77	0.33
3 to 5 weeks	113	113	116	115	0.530	0.20	0.24
0 to 5 weeks	75	78	76	76	0.312	0.84	0.09
Feed conversion ratio (feed/gain)
0 to 3 weeks	1.36	1.34	1.38	1.37	0.510	0.40	0.18
3 to 5 weeks	1.69	1.70	1.57	1.54	0.020	0.01	0.08
0 to 5 weeks	1.54	1.60	1.49	1.46	0.010	0.01	0.02

Diets contained 0, 0.025, 0.050 and 0.075% SOLMAX^®50.
Standard error of the mean.
Values are means of five replicate pens per treatment with each pen having 10 birds.