Table 2 Effect on T-2 toxin growth performance in broilers

Items T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 SEM p-value
Linear Quadratic
Week 0–3
 BWG (g) 667.52a 659.59a 651.05a 493.08b 467.92b 11.001 < .0001 0.0022
 ADFI (g) 769.49a 764.77a 745.96b 742.23b 705.02c 15.420 0.048 0.0239
 FCR 1.543b 1.552b 1.541b 1.601a 1.629a 0.046 < .0001 0.0939
Week 4–6
 BWG (g) 983.22a 963.92b 977.92a 877.71c 702.62d 6.890 < .0001 < .0001
 ADFI (g) 2,022.88a 2,012.49a 1,967.65a 1,819.50b 1,703.67c 19.785 < .0001 < .0001
 FCR 1.562b 1.509b 1.556b 1.584a 1.572a 0.033 < .0001 0.0017
Overall (Week 0–6)
 BWG (g) 1,507.51a 1,470.98a 1,451.73b 1,270.79c 1,170.54d 16.883 < .0001 < .0001
 ADFI (g) 2,792.39a 2,777.27ab 2,713.62b 2,561.73c 2,408.69d 24.072 < .0001 < .0001
 FCR 1.569b 1.512b 1.492c 1.673a 1.668a 0.035 < .0001 0.0070
Each mean represents values from 5 replicates (12 birds/replicate).
Control (T1), basal diet), basal diet supplemented with 50 (T2)), 100 (T3)), 150 (T4)), 200 (T5)) ppb T2-toxin for feeding trial.
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
SEM, standard error mean; BWG, body weight gain; ADFI, avergae daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.