Performance parameters |
Experimental diets |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
F4 |
Initial wt (mg) |
20.0 ± 0.45 |
20.5 ± 0.40 |
20.6 ± 0.50 |
20.0 ± 0.46 |
Final wt. (mg) |
2430 ± 0.073 |
1810± 0.062 |
1510± 0.051 |
1490± 0.042 |
Consumption (mg) |
4160 ± 0.125 |
3310 ± 0.010 |
3160 ± 0.110 |
2860 ± 0.100 |
FCR |
1.71 ± 0.03d |
1.83 ± 0.04bc |
2.09 ± 0.04a |
1.92 ± 0.06b |
SGR (%) |
5.33 ± 0.176a |
5.01 ± 0.145a |
4.81 ± 0.130b |
4.79 ± 0.140b |
Each value is a mean (X ± SD) of triplicate samples
Note: Values in a row with different alphabets are statistically significant
(P < 0.05; SNK test) |