Table 3 Effect of administration of probiotics (PoultryStar) and coccidiosis vaccine (Immucox I) on performance

DOH-day 7

 DOH BW, g

37.41^A

37.37^A

38.23^A

37.39^A

 Day 7 BW, g

150.85^A

142.37^A

154.17^A

150.50^A

 BWG, g

113.44^A

105.00^A

116.33^A

113.1^A

 FI, g/bird/day

30.01^A

28.14^A

37.62^A

37.61^A

FCR

1.86^A

1.85^A

2.27^A

2.33^A

 Days 7–15

 Day 15 BW, g

362.93^AB

341.23^B

379.42^A

379.22^A

 BWG, g

212.08^AB

198.87^B

225.25^AB

228.72^A

 FI, g/bird/day

46.82^B

59.89^A

48.38^AB

49.03^AB

 FCR

1.55^A

2.14^B

1.50^A

1.51^A

Days 15–21

 Day 21 BW, g

621.35^AB

583.33^B

709.36^A

610.90^AB

 BWG, g

258.41^A

242.10^A

329.94^A

231.68^A

 FI, g/bird/day

78.70^A

88.16^A

86.77^A

82.44^A

 FCR

1.90^A

2.02^A

1.52^A

3.34^A

Days 21–28

 Day 28 BW, g

1292.32^A

1121.92^B

1352.72^A

1394.23^A

 BWG, g

670.97^AB

531.92^B

643.36^AB

783.33^A

 FI, g/bird/day

296.79^A

292.01^A

357.28^A

351.49^A

 FCR

3.07^A

4.14^A

4.10^A

3.13^A

Days 28–35

 Day 35 BW, g

1935.92^A

1847.17^A

2025.32^A

2018.63^A

 BWG, g

643.61^A

725.25^A

672.61^A

624.40^A

 FI, g/bird/day

150.40^A

201.94^A

155.85^A

187.38^A

 FCR

1.74^A

2.01^A

1.67^A

2.06^A

Days 35–42

 Day 42 BW, g

2799.75^A

2749.44^A

2874.86^A

2835.99^A

 BWG, g

863.83^A

902.28^A

849.54^A

817.36^A

 FI, g/bird/day

183.59^A

176.74^A

188.32^A

179.27^A

 FCR

1.50^A

1.39^A

1.56^A

1.54^A

DOH-day 15

 BWG, g

325.52^AB

303.86^B

341.58^A

341.82^A

 FI, g/bird/day

38.62^A

41.17^A

43.10^A

43.50^A

 FCR

1.84^B

2.44^A

1.93^AB

1.93^AB

Days 15–35

 BWG, g

1572.99^A

1497.69^A

1645.91^A

1639.41^A

 FI, g/bird/day

164.29^A

183.29^A

189.41^A

192.51^A

 FCR

2.11^A

2.08^A

2.32^A

2.76^A

DOH-day 42

 BWG, g

2762.33^A

2712.07^A

2837.03^A

2798.59^A

 FI, g/bird/day

107.01^A

113.48^A

122.96^A

120.47^A

 FCR

1.63^A

1.76^A

1.82^A

1.81^A