Traits | Silica- silver nanoparticles levels (mg/kg diet) | |||||
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0 | 8 | 16 | 20 | SEM | P value | |
Body weight (g) | ||||||
 1 day | 42.73 | 42.44 | 42.98 | 42.42 | 0.30 | 0.916 |
 21 days | 881.66 | 890.54 | 893.84 | 900.28 | 7.07 | 0.830 |
 35 days | 1919.30 | 1953.10 | 1927.00 | 1958.50 | 17.38 | 0.828 |
Body weight gain (g) | ||||||
 1–21 days | 838.93 | 848.02 | 850.87 | 857.35 | 7.03 | 0.832 |
 21–35 days | 1037.60 | 1062.60 | 1033.20 | 1059.00 | 14.23 | 0.872 |
 1–35 days | 1876.60 | 1910.66 | 1884.00 | 1916.40 | 17.41 | 0.822 |
Feed consumption (g/bird) | ||||||
 1–21 days | 1107.10 | 1120.9 | 1125.00 | 1138.50 | 7.22 | 0.496 |
 21–35 days | 1533.10 | 1531.4 | 1523.60 | 1535.00 | 6.26 | 0.857 |
 1–35 days | 2640.20 | 2645.6 | 2648.60 | 2673.60 | 10.15 | 0.733 |
Feed conversion ratio (g feed/g weight gain) | ||||||
 1–21 days | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 0.01 | 0.916 |
 21–35 days | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 1.45 | 0.02 | 0.877 |
 1–35 days | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.40 | 0.01 | 0.958 |