Growth, Mineral Deposition, and Physiological Responses of Broiler Chickens Offered Honey in Drinking Water during Hot-Dry Season

Table 3

Effect of honey on growth performance of broiler chickens during hot-dry season.

Parameter	0H	10H	20H	AA	sem
Feed intake (Kg/day/bird)	0.101	0.100	0.099	0.099	0.0050
Weight gain (Kg/day/bird)	0.029	0.028	0.029	0.025	0.0030
Feed conversion ratio	4.73	3.64	3.84	4.13	0.547
Water intake (L/day)	2.34	2.27	2.37	2.38	0.079
Survivability (%)	100.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	0.71
Slaughtered weight (%)	92.4	93.8	88.6	93.8	2.23
Dressed weight (%)	86.8	89.2	84.8	88.2	2.06
Breast meat (%)	15.4	15.4	16.6	16.6	0.78
Gizzard (%)	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.9	0.20
Drumstick (%)	10.8	11.2	10.3	10.9	0.39
Shank (%)	5.0	5.1	4.5	4.8	0.29
Thigh (%)	10.3	10.8	10.2	10.4	0.61