Table 3 Effect of advanced chelate technology-based trace minerals (ACTM) on productive performance (during the 0–42-day period) and carcass traits (on day 42) parameters observed in broiler chickens infected with a mixture of Eimeria species at 14 d of age.

Body weight gain, g

2976^a

2466^c

2806^b

2584^c

2763^b

37.2

< 0.001

Feed intake, g

4766^a

4453^c

4713^ab

4500^c

4596^bc

38.4

< 0.001

Feed efficiency

0.625^a

0.554^c

0.595^abc

0.574^bc

0.602^ab

0.0108

0.001

Carcass traits (relative to BW)

Carcass

74.02^a

71.20^b

73.06^a

72.80^ab

73.16^a

0.419

0.002

Breast

28.31^a

26.45^b

27.76^ab

27.62^ab

27.80^ab

0.399

0.038

Leg

25.07

23.55

24.64

24.02

24.27

0.486

0.259

Abdominal fat

0.966^d

1.421^a

1.194^bc

1.346^ab

1.076^cd

0.0544

< 0.001

Liver

1.784^b

2.255^a

2.127^b

2.149^b

1.990^ab

0.0702

0.001