Experimental period

Control

Group

(T1)

MCEP 100 mg/kg feed (T2)

MCEP 500 mg/kg feed (T3)

MCEP 1000 mg/kg feed (T4)

Live weight (g)

D0

1880.44 ± 28.30

1892.22 ± 33.15

1884.11 ± 22.96

1885.56 ± 33.97

D28

2000.67 ± 42.09

2007.89 ± 28.76

1999.22 ± 24.28

2007.00 ± 36.60

D56

2031.89 ± 37.29

2040.11 ± 45.78

2027.00 ± 28.48

2032.78 ± 32.28

Average daily feed intake (g)

D0 - D28

125.18 ± 5.63

126.27 ± 4.71

127.64 ± 4.67

129.71 ± 5.69

D28 - D56

126.01 ± 6.57

126.51 ± 7.70

126.71 ± 8.75

128.75 ± 3.97

D0 - D56

125.60 ± 5.65

126.39 ± 6.16

127.18 ± 5.58

127.73 ± 2.65

Total egg mass output (g)

D0 - D28

16180.33 ± 689.06

16441.78 ± 657.02

16945.89 ± 836.16

16990.56 ± 446.64

D28 - D56

15673.00 ± 783.78

15721.89 ± 856.21

15990.33 ± 1036.84

16297.22 ± 350.66

D0 - D56

31853.33 ± 1236.07

32163.67 ± 1403.14

32936.22 ± 1819.44

33287.78 ± 687.29

Feed conversion ratio

D0 - D28

2.17 ± 0.13

2.15 ± 0.08

2.11 ± 0.16

2.09 ± 0.12

D28 - D56

2.26 ± 0.18

2.25 ± 0.07

2.22 ± 0.19

2.21 ± 0.06

D0 - D56

2.21 ± 0.14

2.20 ± 0.07

2.17 ± 0.17

2.15 ± 0.07