Attributes* Delay in post hatch feed placement SEM P-value
0 hrs
(Control)
6 hrs 12 hrs 24 hrs 36 hrs
BW (g)
Day old 33.56 33.63 33.59 33.52 33.42 0.13 0.090
7 d 64.44c 64.69c 62.72bc 61.19b 57.18a 0.60 0.001
14 d 109.92bc 111.00c 107.61bc 104.64b 96.03a 1.27 0.001
28 d 255.65bc 263.61c 248.24ab 250.44ab 237.89a 2.33 0.003
42 d 395.31c 388.64bc 370.64abc 366.69ab 346.08a 4.66 0.002
  FI (g/b)
0-7 d 49.86b 51.75b 49.08b 44.78a 42.86a 0.85 0.001
8-14d 99.79 100.82 96.32 95.44 91.92 1.23 0.145
15-28 d 383.29 384.81 381.61 375.75 363.07 2.92 0.106
29-42 d 522.92 510.90 503.42 478.35 457.58 8.30 0.706
  FCR              
0-7 1.67 1.71 1.68 1.62 1.81 0.02 0.075
0-14 d 1.99a 1.99a 1.96a 1.97a 2.17b 0.02 0.038
0-28 d 2.42 2.35 2.46 2.38 2.44 0.03 0.707
0-42 d 2.93 2.97 3.06 2.99 3.06 0.03 0.443
*Values have been analyzed by one-way ANOVA. a,b,c Means bearing different superscripts in a row differ significantly (P<0.05).
Table 3: Mean body weight (BW), feed intake (FI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of birds subjected to 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hrs delay in post hatch feed placement.