Parameters

Dietary electrolyte balance (mEq/kg)

210

240

270

300

330

360

SEM

p value

FI (g/bird)

443.16^ab

437.20^ab

409.28^b

426.17^ab

460.82^a

431.66^ab

13.72

0.20

BW (g/bird)

319.60

331.24

332.16

339.39

333.40

320.14

10.99

0.77

BWG (g/bird)

283.40

294.66

295.80

303.17

297.10

284.54

10.96

0.78

PI (g/bird)

101.93^ab

100.56^ab

94.13^b

98.02^ab

105.99^a

99.28^ab

3.16

0.20

EPI

357.00^ab

351.04^ab

328.30^b

341.45^ab

369.39^a

338.86^b

9.44

0.06

Na intake (g/bird)

0.62^f

0.96^e

1.19^d

1.53^c

1.98^b

2.20^a

0.05

<0.0001

K intake (g/bird)

3.63^c

3.80^bc

3.77^bc

4.13^b

4.70^a

4.62^a

0.13

<0.0001

Cl intake (g/bird)

1.02^d

1.22^c

1.35^c

1.62^b

1.98^a

2.07^a

0.05

<0.0001

Water intake (mL/bird/d)

235.63^c

261.93^b

265.18^b

265.69^b

280.67^ab

297.16^a

7.67

<0.0001

Morning RT (˚C)

40.96^a

40.84^a

40.12^c

40.78^a

40.54^b

40.96^a

0.06

<0.0001

Afternoon RT (˚C)

41.41^a

41.45^a

40.69^c

41.37^a

40.89^b

41.47^a

0.05

<0.0001

TC (˚C)

0.46^ab

0.61^a

0.58^a

0.59^a

0.35^b

0.51^ab

0.06

0.03