Dietary Inclusion of a Mixed Powder of Medicinal Plant Leaves Enhances the Feed Efficiency and Immune Function in Broiler Chickens

Table 2

Effect of the mixed powder of leaves of plants with medicinal properties on growth performance in broiler.

Age (days)	Treatments		±SEM	value
	T0	T1
BW (g)
1	42.43	42.75	0.163	0.168
7	121.05	123.76	3.128	0.564
14	346.96	348.13	12.70	0.951
21	725.14	704.73	22.71	0.550
FI (g/bird)
1–7	110.70	109.53	1.688	0.547
7–14	406.00	300.58	7.879	<0.001
14–21	509.96	489.98	15.93	0.407
0–21	1027.29	900.10	22.85	0.002
AG (g)
1–7	78.62	81.09	3.167	0.616
7–14	225.91	224.37	10.79	0.919
14–21	378.17	356.60	11.75	0.232
0–21	682.71	661.98	22.75	0.544
FCR (kg/kg)
1–7	1.42	1.37	0.030	0.502
7–14	1.81	1.35	0.066	<0.001
14–21	1.35	1.38	0.006	0.032
1–21	1.51	1.37	0.021	<0.001

The experiment lasted for 21 days; . BW: body weight; FI: feed intake; AG: average gain; FCR: feed conversion ratio.