Effect of different levels of Lepidium sativum L. on growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematology and serum biochemical parameters of broilers

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Table 6 Production efficiency and profitability of broiler ration containing different levels of garden cress

Description	Treatments
Description	0GC	0.75GC	1.5GC	2.25GC	SEM	p value
Production efficiency
Starter PEF	108^ab	115^a	103^b	99.7^b	3.13	0.041
Starter EBI	98.1^ab	105^a	93.2^b	90.4^b	2.97	0.041
Finisher EBI	211^ab	229^a	218^a	190^b	7.74	0.040
Entire period PEF	159^b	172^a	161^ab	144^c	3.85	0.006
Entire period EBI	154^ab	164^a	153^ab	139^b	4.36	0.027
Profitability/partial budget
Cost (Birr)
Day old chick cost (Birr)	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0
Total feed consumed/bird (kg)	3.60	3.71	3.85	3.86
Per unit feed cost (Birr)	6.93	7.12	7.30	7.48
Total feed cost (birr/bird)	25.1	26.4	28.1	28.9
Total cost (Birr)	44.9	46.4	48.1	48.9
Revenue
Average carcass weight (kg)	1.11	1.18	1.10	1.06
Price/kg of carcass (supermarket)	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0
Total return (Birr)	88.8	94.4	88.0	84.8
Net return/bird (birr)	43.9	48.0	39.9	35.9
Marginal rate of return	0.98	1.03	0.83	0.74

GC garden cress, OGC ration containing 0 % GC, 0.75GC 0.75 % GC, 1.5GC 1.5 % GC, 2.25GC 2.25 % GC, EBI European broiler index, PEF production efficiency factor
^abcMeans in a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05); 1 Birr = 0.05US$