Charcoal had a beneficial effect
on the growth performance of broilers (Table 2). At 21
days of age, experimental group (II) birds receiving diets
with 0.3% of charcoal were by around 5% (39g) heavier
than control group (I) birds (statistically significant difference).
After 42 days, experimental group birds were
significantly (89 g i.c., 3.5%, p