Table 1. Effect of spraying AN extract on growth performance in broiler’s litter1

Items AN0 AN2 AN4 SE P-value
BW, kg
Initial 37.32 37.75 37.45 0.173 0.243
d 7 136.12 124.76 129.93 7.256 0.557
d 14 433.00 412.00 398.00 14.341 0.260
d 21 849.00 854.00 855.00 13.988 0.949
d 28 1,392.00 1,390.00 1,398.00 15.895 0.934
BWG, g
d 0—14 395.68 374.25 360.55 14.321 0.256
d 15—28 959.00 978.00 1,000.00 27.234 0.581
d 0—28 1,354.68 1,352.25 1,360.55 15.961 0.932
FI, g
d 0—14 547.54a 565.55a 544.40b 4.976 0.011
d 15—28 1672.56 1699.53 1728.54 29.906 0.441
d 0—28 2,231.10 2,265.09 2,295.94 32.000 0.388
FCR, g/g
d 0—14 1.44 1.52 1.53 0.062 0.553
d 15—28 1.75 1.74 1.74 0.058 0.990
d 0—28 1.65 1.68 1.69 0.031 0.654
AN0, basal rice husk + 10 mL; AN2, basal rice husk + 2% Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai; AN4, basal rice husk + 4% Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai; AN, Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai; BW, body weight; BWG, body weight gain; FI, feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio; SE, standard error.
Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05).