Growth performance in broiler chicks fed a diet
supplemented with 100 ppm astaxanthin or 0.4% histamine from
day 5 to day 261
Treatment2 Body weight
gain (g/bird)
Feed intake
(g/bird)
Feed
conversion ratio
BD 978.6±69.2b 1,566.2±116.9a 1.60±0.02b
BD+His 593.8±45.8c 1,076.8±71.1b 1.82±0.04a
BD+ASX 1,135.1±29.7a 1,702.1±31.9a 1.50±0.05b