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Table 1 Effects of atmospheric ammonia on growth performance and body fat distribution in broiler chickens

From: High concentrations of atmospheric ammonia induce alterations of gene expression in the breast muscle of broilers (Gallus gallus) based on RNA-Seq

 

Groups

 

Control

Treatment

ADG (g/d)

99.41 ± 10.08a

67.92 ± 12.68b

ADFI (g/d)

158.42 ± 5.78a

125.56 ± 1.50b

FCR (g feed/g weight gain)

1.64 ± 0.18b

1.80 ± 0.25a

Breast muscle (%)

23.61 ± 1.06

22.09 ± 2.28

Fat in breast muscle (%)

1.14 ± 0.18a

0.78 ± 0.14b

Liver (%)

19.53 ± 1.60

19.32 ± 1.90

Fat in liver (%)

5.41 ± 1.18a

3.09 ± 0.17b

Abdominal fat (%)

1.62 ± 0.10b

2.05 ± 0.45a

  1. Values within a row not sharing a common superscript letter indicate significant difference between groups at P < 0.05. Numbers are mean ± S.D
  2. ADG average daily gain, ADFI average daily feed intake, FCR feed conversion ratio
  3. a, b within a row indicate significant difference between groups at P <0.05