TABLE 4.

01: MEAN WEEKLY FEED INTAKE (g/bird) AND TOTAL FEED

CONSUMPTION (g/bird) OF BROILER CHICKEN UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT
GROUPS

GROUP T0 T1 T2 T3
WEEK (Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)

1st 145.8 146.09 146.1 145.95

2nd 282.85 283.09 310.48 320.22
3rd 482.12 495.23 528.61 547.49
4th 700.16 705.37 710.02 715.28
5th 892.45 866.84 892.68 889.78
6th 770.34 710.35 770.18 789.45

Total 3273.72 3206.97 3358.1 3408.17

TABLE 4.02: MEAN ± SE WEEKLY BODY WEIGHT (g) OF BROILER CHICKEN UNDER
DIFFERENTTREATMENT GROUPS

GRO P-value
T0 T1 T2 T3
UP
(Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)
WEEK
Day-old 46.53±0.59 46.86±0.73 46.89±0.53 46.78±0.69 >0.05
1st 142.78±1.25 142.94±1.14 142.69±2.07 141.19±1.78 >0.05
2nd 362.47±4.92a 387.53±5.41b 404.19±5.70c 405.53±5.96c <0.01
3rd 656.19±7.83a 650.78±13.61a 745.69±11.17b 788.22±12.04c <0.01
4th 1011.19±21.99a 1141.31±16.39b 1157.75±23.12bc 1213.31±20.54c <0.01
5th 1403.89±26.18a 1584.64±22.25b 1626.81±21.59bc 1686.33±18.81c <0.01
6th 1751.11±22.53a 1893.19±19.41b 2012.64±15.39c 2101.83±17.37d <0.01
Means with different superscripts with in a row differ significantly

TABLE 4.03: ANOVA OF WEEKLY BODY WEIGHT (g) OF BROILER CHICKEN UNDER
DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

Parameters S.V Df SS MS F value

Treatment 3 2.916667 0.9722222 0.065657NS

0 days
Error 140 2073.056 14.80754
Treatment 3 71.25 23.75 0.255388NS
1st
Error 140 13019.39 92.99563
 Treatment 3 43432.75 14477.58 13.23824**
2nd
Error 140 153106.6 1093.618
Treatment 3 496617.2 165539.1 35.61907**
3rd
Error 140 650647.7 4647.484
Treatment 3 790174.6 263391.52 17.12694**
4th
Error 140 2153030 15378.783
Treatment 3 1600206 533401.8 29.6243**
5th
Error 140 2520778 18005.55
Treatment 3 1884690 628230 49.0544**
6th
Error 140 1792953 12806.8
NS
Non-significant (P>0.05) & **Highly significant (P<0.01).

TABLE 4.04: MEAN ± SE WEEKLY BODY WEIGHT GAIN (g/bird) OF BROILER

CHICKEN UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

GROUP T0 T1 T2 T3 P-value
WEEK (Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)
1st 96.25±1.41 96.08±1.50 95.81±2.17 94.42±1.96 >0.05
2nd 219.69±4.77a 244.58±5.15b 261.50±4.71c 264.33±5.75c <0.01
3rd 293.72±6.34a 263.25±12.68b 341.50±10.10c 382.69±11.95d <0.01
4th 355.00±20.63a 490.53±19.63b 412.06±18.28c 425.08±18.10c <0.01
5th 392.69±18.08a 443.33±21.82ab 469.06±23.22b 473.03±17.10b <0.01
6th 347.22±18.93a 308.55±13.08b 385.83±12.86c 415.50±9.03c <0.01
Means with different superscripts with in a row differ significantly

TABLE 4.05: ANOVA OF WEEKLY BODY WEIGHT GAIN (g/bird) OF BROILER

CHICKEN UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

Parameters S.V Df SS MS F value

Treatment 3 75.33333 25.111111 0.218767NS
1st
Error 140 16069.89 114.78492
Treatment 3 45396.5 15132.17 16.10131**
2nd
Error 140 131573.4 939.8099
Treatment 3 298929.1 99643.05 24.82235**
3rd
Error 140 561994.6 4014.247
Treatment 3 334308.4 111436.13 8.406034**
4th
Error 140 1855936 13256.683
5th Treatment 3 147671.4 49223.8 3.346199*
 Error 140 2059451 14710.36
Treatment 3 239531.8 79843.93 11.42699**
6th
Error 140 978223.1 6987.308
NS
Non-significant (P>0.05), *Significant (P<0.05) & **Highly significant (P<0.01).

TABLE 4.06: MEAN WEEKLY FEED CONVERSION RATIO OF BROILER CHICKEN

UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

GROUP T0 T1 T2 T3
WEEK (Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)
1.51 1.52 1.52 1.54
1st
1.29 1.16 1.19 1.21
2nd
1.64 1.88 1.55 1.43
3rd
1.97 1.44 1.72 1.68
4th
2.27 1.95 1.90 1.88
5th
2.22 2.30 1.99 1.90
6th
1.86 1.74 1.71 1.66
Total

TABLE 4.10: MEAN ± SE CARCASS TRAITS OF BROILER CHICKEN UNDER

DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

GROUP P-value
T0 T1 T2 T3
(Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)
PARAMETER
Pre-slaughter 1739.80a 1769.8a 1850.60a 1999.20b
<0.01
live weight (g) ±63.64 ±38.56 ±36.13 ±34.04
Dressed weight 1223.60a 1250.20a 1318.00a 1443.60b
<0.01
(g) ±46.14 ±28.35 ±23.67 ±24.77
Dressing
70.32 70.64 71.22 72.20
percentage (%) >0.05
±0.36 ±0.48 ±0.0.59 ±0.52
Giblet weight
82.80 82.50 85.30 88.44
(g) >0.05
±2.78 ±2.78 ±2.00 ±2.08
Giblet yield (%) 4.76 4.66 4.61 4.42
>0.05
±0.03 ±0.03 ±0.01 ±0.02
Means with different superscripts with in a row differ significantly
 TABLE 4.11: ANOVA OF CARCASS TRAITS OF BROILER CHICKEN UNDER
DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

Parameters S.V Df SS MS F value

Treatment 3 202125 67374.98333

Live weight 6.736926**
(g)
Error 16 160013.6 10000.85

Treatment 3 144743.4 48247.78

Dressed 9.398476**
weight (g)
Error 16 82137.2 5133.575

Treatment 3 10.66225 3.554082

Dressing 2.929903395NS
percentage (g)
Error 16 19.4086 1.213037

Treatment 3 260.2735 86.75783

Giblet weight 2.918241NS
(g)
Error 16 475.672 29.7295

Treatment 3 0.084811 0.02827

Giblet yield 0.3910115NS
(%)
Error 16 1.1568088 0.072301
NS
Non-significant (P>0.05) & **Highly significant (P<0.01).

TABLE 4.12: MEAN ± SE PER CENT YEILD CUT-UP PARTS OF BROILER CHICKEN
(ON PRE-SLAUGHTER LIVE WEIGHT BASIS) UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT
GROUPS

GROUP T0 T1 T2 T3 P-value
WEEK (Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)
Neck 3.22±0.004 3.23±0.003 3.25±0.003 3.27±0.004 >0.05
Wings 7.36±0.001 7.36±0.01 7.48±0.001 7.63±0.002 >0.05
Back 13.52±0.010 13.53±0.001 13.73±0.001 13.08±0.010 >0.05
a a b b
Breast 23.87±0.004 23.88±0.007 24.13±0.007 24.38±0.002 <0.01
a a b c
Thighs 10.62±0.007 10.65±0.004 10.88±0.003 11.08±0.005 <0.01
Drumstick 9.40±0.004a 9.43±0.015a 9.31±0.004a 9.70±0.004b <0.01
TABLE 4.13: ANOVA OF PER CENT YEILD CUT-UP PARTS OF BROILER CHICKEN
(ON PRE-SLAUGHTER LIVE WEIGHT BASIS) UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT
GROUPS

Parameters S.V Df SS MS F value

Treatment 3 0.005457 0.001819 0.026387NS
Neck
Error 16 1.103022 0.068939
Treatment 3 0.258598 0.086199 0.682875391NS
Wings
Error 16 2.019681 0.12623
Treatment 3 0.7198189 0.23994 2.7520536NS
Back
Error 16 1.3949707 0.087186
Treatment 3 0.730 0.243 121.500**
Breast
Error 16 0.025 0.002
Treatment 3 0.549 0.183 1280.967**
Thighs
Error 16 0.002 0.000
Treatment 3 0.423 0.141 8.813**
Drumsticks
Error 16 0.256 0.016
NS
Non-significant (P>0.05) & **Highly significant (P<0.01).

TABLE 4.14: MEAN ± SE PER CENT WEIGHT OF RELATIVE ORGANS OF BROILER

CHICKEN (ON PRE-SLAUGHTER LIVE WEIGHT BASIS) UNDER DIFFERENT
TREATMENT GROUPS

GROUP T0 T1 T2 T3 P-value
WEEK (Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)
Liver 2.32±0.02 2.32±0.02 2.37±0.01 2.43±0.01 >0.05
Heart 0.51±0.02 0.53±0.01 0.53±0.00 0.54±0.01 >0.05
Gizzard 1.82±0.01 1.82±0.01 1.83±0.01 1.84±0.01 >0.05
Head 2.29±0.01 2.42±0.00 2.43±0.00 2.56±0.01 >0.05
Shank 3.62±0.00 3.62±0.00 3.63±0.01 3.77±0.06 >0.05
Intestine 4.25±0.01a 4.28±0.00a 4.31±0.00b 4.61±0.04c <0.05
TABLE 4.15: ANOVA OF PER CENT WEIGHTS OF RELATIVE ORGANS OF BROILER
CHICKEN (ON PRE-SLAUGHTER LIVE WEIGHT BASIS) UNDER DIFFERENT
TREATMENT GROUPS

Parameters S.V Df SS MS F value

Treatment 3 0.041333 0.013778 0.2690369NS
Liver
Error 16 0.8193772 0.051211
Treatment 3 0.002847 0.000949 1.325287NS
Heart
Error 16 0.011459 0.000716
Treatment 3 0.002 0.001
Gizzard 1.998NS
Error 16 0.005 0.000
Treatment 3 0.1805805 0.060194
Head 0.6566012NS
Error 16 1.4667901 0.091674
Treatment 3 0.074367 0.024789 0.41202NS
Shank
Error 16 0.962629 0.060164
Treatment 3 0.404235 0.134745 3.76323418*
Intestine
Error 16 0.572891 0.035806
NS
Non-significant (P>0.05) & *Significant (P<0.05)

TABLE 4.18: MEAN ± SE SCORES FOR ORGANOLEPTIC EVALUATION OF BROILER

CHICKEN BREAST MEAT UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

GROUP T0 T1 T2 T3 P-value
WEEK (Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)
Colour 5.14±0.10a 5.14±0.10a 5.43±0.14ab 6.71±0.13b <0.01
a a ab b
Flavour 5.14±0.14 5.36±0.23 5.50±0.17 6.00±0.10 <0.01
Texture 5.29±0.19a 5.43±0.17a 5.64±0.17a 6.21±0.11b <0.01
Juiciness 5.43±0.20a 5.50±0.17a 5.71±0.13a 6.21±0.11b <0.01
Overall 5.50±0.14a 5.50±0.14a 5.86±0.10b 6.29±0.13c <0.01
acceptance
Means with different superscripts with in a row differ significantly
 TABLE 4.19: ANOVA OF SCORES FOR ORGANOLEPTIC EVALUATION OF BROILER
CHICKEN BREAST MEAT UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

Parameters S.V Df SS MS F value

Colour Treatment 3 23.643 7.881 42.186**

Error 52 9.714 0.187
Flavour Treatment 3 5.571 1.857 4.727**
Error 52 20.429 0.393
Texture Treatment 3 7.000 2.333 6.110**
Error 52 19.857 0.382
Juiciness Treatment 3 5.286 1.762 5.050**
Error 52 18.143 0.349
Overall Treatment 3 5.857 1.952 8.774**
acceptance
Error 52 11.571 0.223
**Highly significant (P<0.01).

TABLE 4.20: MEAN ± SE VALUES OF COLOUR PROFILE (L*, a*, b*) OF BROILER
CHICKEN BREAST MEAT UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

Parameter T0 T1 T2 T3 P-value
(Control) (FSP-0.25%) (FSP-0.50%) (FSP-0.75%)
Lightness (L*) 35.77±0.31 35.72±0.37 35.17±0.34 34.72±0.21 >0.05
a b b c
Redness/Greenness (a*) 4.12±0.03 4.63±0.10 4.93±0.08 6.29±0.16 <0.01
Yellowness/ 13.99±0.44a 13.22±0.09b 12.38±0.19c 11.20±0.09d <0.01
Blueness(b*)
Means with different superscripts with in a row differ significantly

TABLE 4.19: ANOVA FOR COLOUR PROFILE (L*, a*, b*) OF BROILER CHICKEN
BREAST MEAT UNDER DIFFERENT TREATMENT GROUPS

Parameters S.V Df SS MS F value

Lightness (L*) Treatment 3 3.72 1.24 2.52NS

Error 16 7.86 0.49
Redness (a*) Treatment 3 12.903 4.301 82.477**
Error 16 0.834 0.052
Yellowness(b*) Treatment 3 21.478 7.159 23.452**
Error 16 4.884 0.305
NS
Non-significant (P>0.05) & **Highly significant (P<0.01).