Table 4. Effect of FSBM supplementation in to the diet to replace FM partially or completely on growth performance of broiler chickens from hatch to day 35 post-hatch¹⁾

Period	Treatments				SEM²⁾	p-value
Period	Control	FSBM2	FSBM3	FSBM4	SEM²⁾	p-value
Body weight (g)
Day 7	187.43	187.27	185.00	182.38	1.513	0.636
Day 14	351.02	375.33	361.50	350.50	4.260	0.125
Day 21	809.33	811.98	816.67	804.67	5.148	0.886
Day 28	1,435.00	1,406.67	1,461.67	1,413.52	8.612	0.092
Day 35	2,119.33	2,118.87	2,198.00	2,108.70	16.434	0.190
Average daily gain (g/d)
Day 7	16.36	19.14	17.65	16.81	0.438	0.111
Day 14	45.83	43.66	45.52	45.42	0.592	0.591
Day 21	62.57	59.47	64.50	60.89	0.877	0.207
Day 28	68.43	71.22	73.63	69.52	1.373	0.592
Day 35	48.30	51.97	52.50	46.67	1.369	0.380
Day 1–35	48.30	49.09	50.76	47.86	0.491	0.164
Average daily feed intake (g/d)
Day 7	24.72^b	25.03^b	22.37^a	21.14^a	0.403	< 0.001
Day 14	71.98	74.25	72.93	71.84	0.401	0.116
Day 21	94.60	95.03	96.70	93.47	0.888	0.663
Day 28	121.87	120.25	120.39	117.88	1.486	0.839
Day 35	103.95	108.26	104.07	104.35	1.537	0.740
Day 1–35	83.42	84.57	83.29	81.73	0.681	0.562
Feed conversion ratio (g/g)
Day 7	1.52^b	1.33^a,b	1.28^a	1.26^a	0.034	0.012
Day 14	1.58	1.71	1.61	1.59	0.023	0.127
Day 21	1.52	1.62	1.50	1.54	0.033	0.620
Day 28	1.81	1.69	1.64	1.70	0.028	0.169
Day 35	2.22	2.12	1.99	2.26	0.073	0.581
Day 1–35	1.73	1.69	1.60	1.67	0.019	0.083
	Control vs. FSBM2		Control vs. FSBM3		Control vs. FSBM4
Contrast p-values for complete experimental period
BW (g)	0.993		0.174		0.840
ADG (g/d)	0.620		0.158		0.758
ADFI (g/d)	0.627		0.956		0.464
FCR (g/g)	0.562		0.033		0.288

Values in a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
Values are the mean of six replicates per treatment.
Pooled standard error of mean.
FSBM, fermented soybean meal; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily weight gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.