Growth performances, gastrointestinal epithelium and bacteria responses of Yellow-feathered chickens to kudzu-leaf flavonoids supplement

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Table 2 Effects of kudzu-leaf flavonoids supplement on the growth performances of Yellow-feathered chicken

Items		CON	KLF	AGP	SEM	P-value
Starter phase	BWG(g)	484.10	483.10	466.50	14.57	0.505
	ADFI(g)	27.90	26.90	27.10	0.35	0.165
	ADG(g)	17.29	17.25	16.66	0.25	0.127
	FCR	1.86	1.93	2.02	0.05	0.059
Finisher phase	BWG(g)	1084.10	1160.80	1120.70	18.18	0.269
	ADFI(g)	90.99	91.62	90.86	1.11	0.526
	ADG(g)	38.72	41.46	40.03	0.54	0.205
	FCR	2.35	2.21	2.27	0.08	0.052
Whole phase	BWG(g)	1568.20	1643.90	1587.20	32.75	0.301
	ADFI(g)	118.89	118.52	117.96	1.46	0.421
	ADG(g)	56.01	58.71	56.69	0.37	0.264
	FCR	2.12^a	2.02^b	2.08^ab	0.04	0.043

FI feed intake; BWG body weight gain; FCR feed conversion ratio; CON control treatment; KLF kudzu-leaf flavonoids supplement treatment; AGP the antibiotic supplement (Aureomycin) treatments
^a,bmeans within a row, different letters differed significantly (P < 0.05)