Table 4 Effects of Qiamagu polysaccharides on growth performance of yellow-feathered broilers (Mean ± SEM)

1–21 days old

ADFI/g

33.90 ± 2.23

35.76 ± 2.50

34.86 ± 1.83

34.43 ± 1.98

0.162

ADG/g

23.59 ± 1.49^b

28.47 ± 2.03^a

29.26 ± 1.71^a

26.91 ± 1.71^a

0.013

FCR

1.44 ± 0.19

1.25 ± 0.14

1.19 ± 0.02

1.28 ± 0.11

0.274

22–42 days old

ADFI/g

90.87 ± 1.22

92.72 ± 1.52

91.62 ± 1.87

92.50 ± 2.66

0.489

ADG/g

36.19 ± 4.59

40.90 ± 7.07

37.06 ± 4.86

41.58 ± 7.34

0.637

F/G

2.51 ± 0.27

2.26 ± 0.31

2.47 ± 0.40

2.22 ± 0.18

0.279

43–63 days old

ADFI/g

143.54 ± 1.22

143.45 ± 3.39

141.32 ± 3.52

140.32 ± 1.51

0.361

ADG/g

49.04 ± 6.92^b

61.50 ± 3.70^a

62.14 ± 8.14^a

49.52 ± 5.70^b

0.029

F/G

2.92 ± 0.58^a

2.33 ± 0.23^b

2.57 ± 0.62^b

2.83 ± 0.53^ab

0.025