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Table 3 Feed conversion ratio (FCR) of different time-slots of antibiotic versus control birds

From: Perturbation of microbiota in one-day old broiler chickens with antibiotic for 24 hours negatively affects intestinal immune development

Time slot

Average WAa

Average Ab

SEM

p-value*

 0–7

0.79

0.77

0.01

0.56

 0–14

1.20

1.18

0.01

0.46

 0–21

1.59

1.58

0.02

0.75

 0–34

1.65

1.67

0.01

0.44

  1. a,b Abbreviations: WA without antibiotic; A with antibiotic
  2. *Student’s t-test