Table 7. Effect of xylanase addition on the feed conversion ratio of broilers from day 8 to 35 (g/g)
Treatment | NC-11) | NC-2 | NC-3 | NCX-1 | NCX-2 | NCX-3 | PC | SEM | p-value |
Day 8–14 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 0.077 | 0.737 |
Day 15–21 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.51 | 0.107 | 0.809 |
Day 22–24 | 1.31 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.24 | 0.081 | 0.750 |
Day 25–28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.17 | 0.082 | 0.575 |
Day 29–35 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.48 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.34 | 0.089 | 0.757 |
Day 8–24 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.33 | 0.071 | 0.596 |
Day 25–35 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.27 | 0.082 | 0.719 |
Day 8–35 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.30 | 0.072 | 0.610 |
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.