Table 2 Performance of broilers fed ration containing different levels of Garden cress seed powder

1–21 days (starter phase)

 IBW (g)

44.9

44.4

45.2

45.5

0.91

0.867

 DMI (g/bird/day)

46.7

46.5

49.3

48.6

1.01

0.205

 Total feed (g/bird)

980

976

1035

1021

21.1

0.205

 FBW (g)

494

512

500

486

10.0

0.356

 BWG (g/bird)

449

468

455

440

10.1

0.340

 ADG (g)

21.4

22.3

21.6

21.0

0.48

0.340

 FCR

2.18^b

2.08^c

2.28^a

2.32^a

0.02

0.000

 Mortality (%)

0.00

5.88

5.88

0.00

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22–42 days (finisher phase)

 DMI (g/bird/day)

125^c

130^b

134^ab

135^a

1.28

0.001

 Total feed (g/bird)

2623^c

2730^b

2812^ab

2842^a

26.9

0.001

 IBW(g)

494

512

500

486

10.0

0.356

 BWG (g/bird)

1078^bc

1146^a

1134^ab

1066^c

17.6

0.028

 ADG (g)

51.3^bc

54.6^a

54.0^ab

50.8^c

0.84

0.028

 FCR

2.44^b

2.38^b

2.48^b

2.67^a

0.05

0.024

 Mortality (%)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

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1–42 days (entire experiment)

 DMI (g/bird)

85.8^c

88.3^bc

91.6^ab

92.0^a

1.08

0.010

 Total feed (g/bird)

3604^c

3707^bc

3847^ab

3863^a

45.2

0.010

 FBW (g)

1572^b

1658^a

1634^a

1551^b

16.9

0.006

 BWG (g/bird)

1527^b

1614^a

1589^a

1506^b

16.7

0.005

 ADG (g)

36.4^b

38.4^a

37.8^a

35.9^b

0.40

0.005

 FCR

2.36^b

2.30^b

2.42^b

2.57^a

0.04

0.006

 Mortality (%)

0.00

5.88

5.88

0.00

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