Effects of Nigella sativa on Performance, Blood Profiles, and Antibody Titer against Newcastle Disease in Broilers
Table 2
Effects of N. sativa on weekly performance (mean ± SEM) of broilers.
Age (day)
Group
Weight (g)
Weight gain (g)
Feed (g/week)
FCR (weekly)
FCR (total)
Day 1
T0–T7
39.64 ± 0.08NS
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—
—
—
Day 7
T0
167.5 ± 5.6a
128.0 ± 5.4a
205 ± 5.5
1.60 ± 0.07a
1.22 ± 0.04a
T1
157.8 ± 6.5a
118.6 ± 4.6b
195 ± 4.6
1.65 ± 0.05 b
1.23 ± 0.05a
T2
157.1 ± 5.8a
117.4 ± 4.7bc
190 ± 4.0
1.62 ± 0.03ab
1.21 ± 0.03a
T3
160.4 ± 6.2a
120.8 ± 5.2 b
193 ± 3.5
1.60 ± 0.04a
1.20 ± 0.04a
T4
157.8 ± 7.5a
118.0 ± 4.6bc
189 ± 4.0
1.60 ± 0.05a
1.20 ± 0.05a
T5
151.3 ± 6.0a
111.7 ± 5.0c
181 ± 3.7
1.62 ± 0.06ab
1.20 ± 0.06a
T6
146.0 ± 3.5ab
106.3 ± 6.2dc
175 ± 4.0
1.65 ± 0.05b
1.20 ± 0.04a
T7
137.0 ± 3.4b
97.3 ± 4.0e
175 ± 4.5
1.80 ± 0.06c
1.27 ± 0.05a
Day 14
T0
417.8 ± 19.2a
250.3 ± 11.0a
451 ± 15.0
1.80 ± 0.07a
1.57 ± 0.06a
T1
391.7 ± 11.9a
234.0 ± 12.5bd
440 ± 16.5
1.88 ± 0.06ab
1.62 ± 0.05ac
T2
406.3 ± 19.1a
249.2 ± 13.0ca
461 ± 20.0
1.85 ± 0.06ab
1.60 ± 0.06ac
T3
426.0 ± 26.9a
265.6 ± 12.8c
483 ± 19.0
1.82 ± 0.07ab
1.58 ± 0.07ba
T4
424.8 ± 21.3a
267.0 ± 13.2c
480 ± 17.5
1.80 ± 0.06a
1.58 ± 0.06ba
T5
420.0 ± 16.3a
268.7 ± 14.0c
483 ± 18.0
1.80 ± 0.08a
1.59 ± 0.05ac
T6
388.4 ± 16.4a
242.4 ± 12.3da
460 ± 19.0
1.90 ± 0.07bc
1.63 ± 0.04ac
T7
316.0 ± 16.1b
179.0 ± 11.0e
349 ± 16.5
1.95 ± 0.08c
1.66 ± 0.05c
Day 21
T0
819.0 ± 50.0a
401.2 ± 21.0a
674 ± 32.0
1.68 ± 0.06ab
1.62 ± 0.04a
T1
774.7 ± 27.0ab
383.0 ± 19.5 b
648 ± 29.0
1.69 ± 0.07ab
1.65 ± 0.06ab
T2
784.1 ± 54.0ab
377.8 ± 17.5 b
627 ± 28.0
1.66 ± 0.05a
1.63 ± 0.05a
T3
828.8 ± 70.0a
402.8 ± 18.0a
665 ± 27.5
1.65 ± 0.06a
1.61 ± 0.04a
T4
794.1 ± 28.0ab
369.5 ± 16.9c
609 ± 25.0
1.65 ± 0.04a
1.61 ± 0.06a
T5
783.5 ± 26.0ab
363.0 ± 16.4c
607 ± 24.5
1.67 ± 0.06ab
1.62 ± 0.04a
T6
703.5 ± 24.0bc
315.1 ± 15.0d
541 ± 26.8
1.74 ± 0.06bc
1.68 ± 0.05ab
T7
611.9 ± 24.0c
295.9 ± 13.8e
523 ± 24.5
1.77 ± 0.08c
1.71 ± 0.07 b
Day 28
T0
1315.0 ± 40a
496.0 ± 24.0a
808 ± 26.0
1.63 ± 0.05ab
1.62 ± 0.06ab
T1
1266.4 ± 36a
491.7 ± 24.8a
807 ± 27.0
1.64 ± 0.05ab
1.64 ± 0.07ab
T2
1274.4 ± 64a
490.3 ± 26.0a
800 ± 25.0
1.63 ± 0.06ab
1.63 ± 0.04ab
T3
1322.6 ± 61a
493.8 ± 25.5a
780 ± 24.5
1.58 ± 0.05b
1.60 ± 0.06a
T4
1277.5 ± 60a
483.4 ± 24.0a
778 ± 22.6
1.60 ± 0.07ab
1.60 ± 0.07a
T5
1250.4 ± 37b
466.9 ± 24.3b
779 ± 24.0
1.67 ± 0.06ab
1.64 ± 0.05ab
T6
1076.4 ± 57bc
372.9 ± 23.5c
624 ± 26.0
1.68 ± 0.07ca
1.68 ± 0.06b
T7
921.0 ± 47c
309.1 ± 22.5d
572 ± 25.0
1.85 ± 0.08d
1.75 ± 0.07c
Day 35
T0
1919.0 ± 39a
604.0 ± 35.0a
1056 ± 33.0
1.70 ± 0.07a
1.64 ± 0.05a
T1
1840.6 ± 36a
574.2 ± 29.5ab
993 ± 29.0
1.73 ± 0.07a
1.67 ± 0.05ab
T2
1871.0 ± 44a
596.6 ± 26.0a
1032 ± 35.0
1.73 ± 0.06a
1.66 ± 0.06ab
T3
1925.0 ± 41a
602.4 ± 28.0a
1036 ± 32.0
1.72 ± 0.05a
1.64 ± 0.04a
T4
1880.0 ± 61a
602.5 ± 32.0a
1043 ± 38.5
1.73 ± 0.07a
1.66 ± 0.05ab
T5
1808.0 ± 39a
557.6 ± 28.5bc
1003 ± 35.0
1.80 ± 0.08b
1.69 ± 0.07ab
T6
1623.0 ± 34b
548.6 ± 27.0bc
999 ± 38.0
1.82 ± 0.07bc
1.72 ± 0.07b
T7
1454.6 ± 63c
533.6 ± 25.0c
997 ± 28.0
1.87 ± 0.08c
1.80 ± 0.08c
Day 42
T0
2476.2 ± 33a
557.2 ± 28.0a
1131 ± 35.0
2.03 ± 0.09a
1.73 ± 0.07a
T1
2412.1 ± 37a
571.5 ± 26.5a
1171 ± 36.0
2.05 ± 0.08a
1.76 ± 0.08a
T2
2436.0 ± 62a
565.0 ± 24.0a
1164 ± 38.0
2.06 ± 0.09a
1.75 ± 0.08a
T3
2586.0 ± 57a
661.0 ± 29.5b
1348 ± 41.0
2.04 ± 0.07a
1.74 ± 0.07a
T4
2447.6 ± 64a
567.5 ± 26.5a
1191 ± 37.0
2.10 ± 0.08ab
1.75 ± 0.07a
T5
2352.8 ± 64a
544.8 ± 26.0a
1183 ± 33.0
2.17 ± 0.09b
1.79 ± 0.06ab
T6
2115.1 ± 57b
492.1 ± 24.5c
1082 ± 36.0
2.20 ± 0.09b
1.84 ± 0.05bc
T7
1944.2 ± 42b
489.6 ± 26.0c
1082 ± 37.0
2.21 ± 0.08b
1.90 ± 0.08c
Note. T0 = control 1 (without vaccination and without supplementation of N. sativa in diet), T1 = control 2 (T0+vaccination), T2 = T1 + N. sativa 0.5%, T3 = T1 + N. sativa 1%, T4 = T1 + N. sativa 2%, T5 = T1 + N. sativa 4%, T6 = T1 + N. sativa 8%, and T7 = T1 + N. sativa 16%. Different superscript letters in each column/week indicate significant () differences between groups, and NS stands for not significant ().
