Mean Cloacal Temperature (°C)
Feed Consumption (kg)
Water Intake (L)
Liveweight Gain (kg)
Day
Experimental
Control
Experimental
Control
Experimental
Control
Experimental
Control
7
41.56 ± 0.11
a
41.53 ± 0.12
0.95 ± 0.03
1.8 ± 0.06
5.4 ± 0.03
3.64 ± 0.02
0.36 ± 0.01
0.34 ± 0.01
14
41.63 ± 0.11
41.63 ± 0.13
1.65 ± 0.05
1.05 ± 0.02
5.5 ± 0.02
5.53 ± 0.07
Not Recorded
Not Recorded
21
41.70 ± 0.09
b
41.77 ± 0.13
1.65 ± 0.18
2.3 ± 0.02
5.63 ± 0.02
4.5 ± 0.02
0.71 ± 0.01
0.62 ± 0.02
Mean ± SEM
41.63 ± 0.10
41.64 ± 0.13
1.42 ± 0.09
1.72 ± 0.03
5.51 ± 0.02
4.56 ± 0.04
0.54 ± 0.01
0.48 ± 0.02
Percentage (%) difference between
Days 7 and 21
0.34
0.58
73.68
27.77
4.26
23.63
97.22
82.35
Table 3:
Effect of Betamint® Supplementation on Cloacal Temperature, Feed Consumption, Water Intake and Weight Gain in Pullets (n = 25) during the Hot-dry Season.
