Table (2): Effect of dietary supplementation of Spirulina platensisas on body weight and body weight gain of broiler chicks at starter and finisher periods.
Item Spirulina platensis level (g/kg)
Control 0.1 0.2 0.3
Initial body weight(g)
Body weight (g) at 21day of age
Final Body weight(g)
Body weight gain (g) at 21day of age
Body weight gain (g) at 42day of age
Total body weight gain (g) 39.32±0.10
581.00c±5.68
1654.50d±10.0
541.67c±5.67
1073.50c±11.7
1615.17d±10.0 39.19±0.10
614.14b±5.64
1751.41c±14.8
574.94b±5.65
1137.02b±15.9
1712.22c±14.8 39.28±0.13
684.83a±3.86
1821.13b±10.9
645.55a±3.81
1136.30b±11.2
1781.84b±10.9 39.22±0.13
683.50a±4.25
1878.67a±12.4
644.27a±4.28
1195.17a±12.7
1839.44a±12.4
a-d:Means within the same row with different letters differ significantly (P≤0.05).