Table 3 Growth performance of broiler chickens fed the diet containing rice bran oil (RBO)^a

0 to 21 d

BW gain (g/bird)

720.5

763.4

769.2

774.5

13.52

0.02

0.20

Feed intake (g/bird)

1,095.8

1,033.1

1,008.3

985.4

49.62

0.14

0.70

Feed conversion ratio

1.50

1.35

1.31

1.27

0.07

0.02

0.34

22 to 35 d

BW gain (g/bird)

835.4

931.8

907.7

895.6

14.91

0.04

<0.01

Feed intake (g/bird)

1,739.4

1,736.3

1,689.4

1,659.8

84.44

0.27

0.87

Feed conversion ratio

2.15

1.86

1.86

1.86

0.09

0.07

0.18

0 to 35 d

BW gain (g/bird)

1,555.9

1,695.2

1,676.9

1,670.1

8.92

<0.01

<0.01

Feed intake (g/bird)

2,889.3

2,769.3

2,697.8

2,645.2

119.5

0.17

0.79

Feed conversion ratio

1.86

1.63

1.61

1.58

0.07

0.03

0.22