Table 4. Effect of xylanase addition on the body weight of broilers from day 8 to 35 (g)
Treatment | NC-11) | NC-2 | NC-3 | NCX-1 | NCX-2 | NCX-3 | PC | SEM | p-value |
Day 8 | 134.24 | 133.63 | 134.7 | 133.89 | 134.06 | 134.43 | 134.96 | 0.952 | 0.827 |
Day 14 | 348.29ab | 348.86ab | 331.95a | 346.04ab | 359.21b | 363.96b | 359.88b | 8.285 | 0.004 |
Day 21 | 635.64 | 618.30 | 626.55 | 651.68 | 675.88 | 672.70 | 657.13 | 21.989 | 0.068 |
Day 24 | 838.72ab | 808.66a | 809.55a | 843.10b | 867.22b | 873.48b | 862.91b | 25.694 | 0.036 |
Day 28 | 1,180.82abc | 1,129.82ab | 1,120.54a | 1,168.33abc | 1,192.33bc | 1,211.19c | 1,207.28c | 34.989 | 0.037 |
Day 35 | 1,703.23 | 1,673.24 | 1,659.35 | 1,726.64 | 1,730.48 | 1,750.60 | 1,725.47 | 52.052 | 0.494 |
NC-1, −40 kcal/kg ME reduced from PC diet; NC-2, −80 kcal/kg ME reduced from PC diet; NC-3, −120 kcal/kg ME reduced from PC diet; NCX-1, NC-3 diet with 1,500 U/kg xylanase; NCX-2, NC-3 diet with 3,000 U/kg xylanase; NCX-3, NC-3 diet with 4,500 U/kg xylanase; PC, energy sufficient diet.
Values in a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).