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Table 2 Effect of lycopene on growth performance in broiler chickens

From: Effect of lycopene on the copper-induced oxidation of low-density lipoprotein in broiler chickens

Items

CONT

LP10

LP20

TP17

Weight gain (g/day/bird)

25.9 ± 0.49

27.0 ± 0.72

26.7 ± 0.37

26.0 ± 0.07

Feed intake (g/day/bird)

46.4 ± 0.22

48.4 ± 0.57

48.0 ± 0.53

47.5 ± 0.94

Feed:gain ratio (g/g)

1.79 ± 0.04

1.79 ± 0.03

1.80 ± 0.02

1.82 ± 0.03

  1. Values reported as mean ± SE (n = 4/treatment)
  2. CONT = no-added basal diet, LP10 = lycopene at 10 ppm in basal diet; LP20 = lycopene at 20 ppm in basal diet; TP17 = tomato paste at 1.7 % in basal diet