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Table 3 Effect of dietary sodium and sodium salts on growth performance of broilers on day

From: Carcass and body organ characteristics of broilers supplemented with dietary sodium and sodium salts under a phase feeding system

Item

BW gain (g/bird)

Feed intake (g/bird)

Feed:gain (g:g)

Dietary Na (%)

 

0.17

1,893

3,564

1.95

0.26

1,959

3,634

1.80

0.35

1,883

3,605

1.89

0.44

1,864

3,622

1.95

SEM

30.5

45.9

0.076

Salts

 

NaHCO3

1,884

3,604

1.88

Na2SO4

1,916

3,608

1.91

SEM

21.6

32.4

0.053

Na × Salts

 

0.17 × NaHCO3

1,941

3,586

1.82

0.26 × NaHCO3

1,941

3,631

1.83

0.35 × NaHCO3

1,829

3,649

1.91

0.44 × NaHCO3

1,824

3,551

1.98

0.17 × Na2SO4

1,844

3,542

2.08

0.26 × Na2SO4

1,977

3,637

1.76

0.35 × Na2SO4

1,936

3,560

1.88

0.44 × Na2SO4

1,905

3,694

1.91

SEM

43.1

64.9

0.107

ANOVA

———————— Probability ————————

Na

NS

NS

NS

NaL

NS

NS

NS

NaQ

NS

NS

NS

Salt

NS

NS

NS

Salt × Na

0.036

NS

NS

  1. NS - Non-significant.
  2. NaL and NaQ are linear and quadratic terms for Na, respectively.