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.