Parameters

Dietary electrolyte balance (mEq/kg)

210

240

270

300

330

360

SEM

p value

FI (g/bird)

424.00

420.70

441.00

445.89

419.00

423.00

3.97

0.53

BW (g/bird)

629.14^bc

659.80^b

673.44^ab

656.50^b

679.68^a

625.78^c

14.67

0.07

BWG (g/bird)

309.54

328.56

341.28

317.11

346.28

304.64

14.43

0.26

PI (g/bird)

97.52

96.76

101.43

102.55

96.37

97.29

2.87

0.53

EPI

411.90

403.24

414.87

448.38

391.68

416.17

19.74

0.48

Na intake (g/bird)

0.59^f

0.93^e

1.28^d

1.61^c

1.80^b

2.16^a

0.05

<0.0001

K intake (g/bird)

3.48^c

3.66^c

4.06^b

4.33^ab

4.27^ab

4.53^a

0.12

<0.0001

Cl intake (g/bird)

0.98^e

1.18^d

1.46^c

1.69^b

1.80^b

2.03^a

0.05

<0.0001

Water intake (mL/bird/d)

449.32^b

498.95^a

501.98^a

507.48^a

506.55^a

524.72^a

10.51

<0.0001

Morning RT (˚C)

40.72^a

40.63^a

40.36^b

40.70^a

40.63^a

40.67^a

0.04

<0.0001

Afternoon RT (˚C)

41.71^a

41.69^a

40.90^c

41.69^a

41.43^b

41.65^a

0.03

<0.0001

TC (˚C)

0.99^a

1.05^c

0.54^c

0.99^a

0.79^b

0.98^a

0.04

<0.0001