Evaluation of hepatic lipogenesis and antioxidant status of broiler chickens fed mountain celery

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 3 Effects of dietary levels of mountain celery on broiler growth performance

Variable	Control	Mountain celery (7.5 gkg^− 1)	P-value
Feed intake (g/bird)
1–21 days of age	1052 ± 8.4^a	1007 ± 10.9^b	0.0127
21–42 days of age	2873 ± 44.3	2839 ± 32.4	0.5499
1–42 days of age	3925 ± 36.1	3846 ± 28.5	0.1262
Weight gain (g/bird)
1–21 days of age	664 ± 8.6^b	704 ± 7.3 ^a	0.0081
21–42 days of age	1334 ± 18.3^b	1488 ± 7.1 ^a	0.0001
1–42 days of age	1998 ± 10.3^b	2172 ± 20.3 ^a	0.0001
Feed conversion ratio
1–21 days of age	1.58 ± 0.009^a	1.44 ± 0.022^b	0.0002
21–42 days of age	2.15 ± 0.008 ^a	1.91 ± 0.028^b	0.0001
1–42 days of age	1.96 ± 0.011 ^a	1.77 ± 0.026^b	0.0001

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