Table 2 Effect of combining xylo-oligosaccharides and arabinoxylan-rich fraction (XOS/AXRF) on growth performance at different dietary phases

Starter (d 1–14)

ADG, g

24.6

0.54

24.1

0.62

0.5775

ADFI, g

34.4

1.79

36.4

1.06

0.3568

FCR, g/g

1.40

0.06

1.51

0.05

0.1539

Grower (d 14–28)

ADG, g

63.6

0.63

64

1.14

0.8020

ADFI, g

110

2.34

104

1.78

0.0601

FCR, g/g

1.73^a

0.04

1.62^b

0.02

0.0454

Finisher (d 28–42)

ADG, g

83.9

1.62

86.3

1.58

0.3051

ADFI, g

169.2

4.30

161.4

3.11

0.1625

FCR, g/g

2.02^a

0.04

1.87^b

0.01

0.0012

Overall (d 1–42)

ADG, g

57.4

0.69

58.1

0.87

0.5056

ADFI, g

104.5

2.18

100.6

1.60

0.1666

FCR, g/g

1.82^a

0.04

1.73^b

0.01

0.0264

Mortality, %

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.0000