Parameters

Dietary electrolyte balance (mEq/kg)

210

240

270

300

330

360

SEM

p value

FI (g/bird)

1531.80

1572.00

1543.00

1481.89

1528.00

1487.00

36.02

0.49

BW (g/bird)

1310.00^c

1485.12^a

1454.16^ab

1382.75^b

1356.40^bc

1344.91^bc

39.27

0.03

BWG (g/bird)

680.86^b

825.32^a

780.72^ab

726.26^ab

676.72^b

719.13^ab

35.82

0.04

PI (g/bird)

337.00

345.84

339.46

326.02

336.16

327.14

7.93

0.49

EPI

849.82

812.81

822.05

809.29

875.85

798.05

27.82

0.38

Na intake (g/bird)

2.45^f

3.62^e

4.47^d

5.48^c

6.72^b

7.73^a

0.14

<0.0001

K intake (g/bird)

12.71^c

13.36^bc

13.73^bc

14.08^b

15.13^a

15.46^a

0.34

<0.0001

Cl intake (g/bird)

3.83^f

4.24^e

4.94^d

5.48^c

6.42^b

6.99^a

0.13

<0.0001

Water intake (mL/bird/d)

1042.79^b

1068.70^b

1103.73^ab

1052.86^b

1133.11^ab

1203.71^a

33.04

0.02

Morning RT (˚C)

41.01^a

40.48^d

40.74^c

40.83^b

40.94^a

40.85^b

0.03

<0.0001

Afternoon RT (˚C)

42.02^a

41.36^d

41.72^c

41.87^b

41.91^b

41.89^b

0.03

<0.0001

TC (˚C)

1.01^a

0.89^b

0.98^ab

1.04^a

0.96^ab

1.05^a

0.04

0.07