Effect of Ochratoxin A on Body Weight, Feed Intake and Feed Conversion in Broiler Chicken

Table 1

Mean (± SE) weekly body weight (g) of broiler chickens fed ochratoxin.

Ochratoxin (ppm)	Day old (𝑛=20)	Age in days
		7 (𝑛=20)	14 (𝑛=20)	21 (𝑛=20)	28 (𝑛=20)
0	41.3±0.22	78.0±2.43^a	190.46±4.05^a	411.8±4.24^a	856.3±87.45^a
1	42.6±0.85	74.6±3.04^a	175.33±2.45^b	365.2±3.26^b	581.0±4.97^b
2	41.6±1.38	69.4±3.12^b	151.46±3.60^c	341.4±3.36^c	542.4±4.82^c

Mean values with same superscript do not differ significantly (𝑃>.05)