Table 1 Influence of Puerarin food supplementation on the growth performance of chickens infected with Salmonella Enteritidis

ADG(1-6d),g

2.06

1.98

1.96

2.06

1.91

1.95

0.64

0.246

ADFI(1-6d),g

2.26

2.37

2.35

2.31

2.24

2.27

0.14

0.651

F/G(1-6d)

1.15

1.23

1.21

1.12

1.21

1.14

0.76

0.278

ADG(7-10d),g

2.65^a

0.33^c

0.72^bc

1.14^b

1.04^b

1.08^b

0.791

0.001

ADFI(7-10d),g

3.80

3.82

3.60

3.45

3.37

3.52

0.202

0.407

F/G(7-10d)

1.44^d

10.08^a

5.12^b

3.03^c

3.25^c

3.26^c

0.301

 < 0.001

ADG(11-17d),g

11.86^a

8.26^c

10.43^abc

10.85^ab

9.22^bc

9.23^bc

0.98

0.002

ADFI(11-17d),g

14.91^ab

13.38^bc

13.55^abc

15.02^a

14.46^abc

13.01^c

0.719

0.001

F/G(11-17d)

1.27^c

1.61^a

1.31^c

1.34^c

1.58^ab

1.42^bc

0.301

 < 0.001