Table 5. Weight gain, feed intake, gain to feed ratio, and feed conversion ratio of birds fed diets containing different concentrations of microalgae1

Item Dietary microalgae concentration (%) SEM P-value
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Linear Quadratic
Weight gain (g/ for 7 d) 131 131 132 133 2.2 0.40 0.84
Feed intake (g/ for 7 d) 146 150 151 150 2.0 0.14 0.27
Gain to feed ratio (g/g) 0.90 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.017 0.75 0.33
Feed conversion ratio (g/g) 1.12 1.14 1.15 1.13 0.02 0.77 0.33
Each value represents mean of eight replicates per treatment.