Table 2. Effects of different levels of organic chromium and SeMet cocktails on growth performance in broilers
Items | CON1) | CS4 | CS8 | SE | p-value |
BW (g) | | | | | |
d 0 | 36.53 | 36.52 | 36.76 | 0.143 | 0.418 |
d 7 | 151.24 | 148.90 | 151.74 | 3.675 | 0.845 |
d 14 | 404.00 | 409.00 | 410.00 | 12.726 | 0.938 |
d 21 | 774.00 | 803.00 | 809.00 | 21.129 | 0.466 |
d 28 | 1,309.00 | 1,334.00 | 1,353.00 | 41.417 | 0.755 |
d 0 to 7 | | | | | |
BWG (g) | 114.71 | 112.38 | 114.98 | 3.580 | 0.854 |
FI (g) | 125.12 | 118.21 | 119.39 | 2.968 | 0.230 |
FCR (g/g) | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.041 | 0.608 |
d 7 to 14 | | | | | |
BWG (g) | 252.76 | 260.10 | 258.26 | 9.765 | 0.859 |
FI (g) | 303.00 | 310.70 | 309.20 | 5.994 | 0.634 |
FCR (g/g) | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 0.046 | 0.992 |
d 14 to 21 | | | | | |
BWG (g) | 370.00 | 394.00 | 399.00 | 10.098 | 0.114 |
FI (g) | 562.00 | 587.00 | 566.00 | 8.035 | 0.079 |
FCR (g/g) | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 0.333 | 0.118 |
d 21 to 28 | | | | | |
BWG (g) | 535.00 | 531.00 | 544.00 | 22.193 | 0.914 |
FI (g) | 954.40 | 949.00 | 941.50 | 7.026 | 0.439 |
FCR (g/g) | 1.79 | 1.85 | 1.74 | 0.074 | 0.611 |
d 0 to 28 | | | | | |
BWG (g) | 1,272.47 | 1,297.48 | 1,316.24 | 41.335 | 0.756 |
FI (g) | 1,944.52 | 1,964.91 | 1,936.09 | 16.820 | 0.470 |
FCR (g/g) | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 0.018 | 0.091 |
CON, basal diet; CS4, CON + 0.2 ppm selenomethionine and 0.2 ppm organic chromium; CS8, CON + 0.4 ppm selenomethionine and 0.4 ppm organic chromium.
SeMet, selenomethionine; BW, body weight; BWG, body weight gain; FI, feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.