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Table 6 Effect of essential oils on the intestinal lesion score of the Clostridium perfringens-challenged broilers c

From: Effects of thymol and carvacrol supplementation on intestinal integrity and immune responses of broiler chickens challenged with Clostridium perfringens

Item

C1

C2

C3

C4

SEM

P-value

Lineard

Quadraticd

Lesion score

1.50a

0.93ab

0.71ab

0.29b

0.166

0.065

0.01

0.514

  1. a,bMean values within the same row not sharing a common uppercase superscript letter differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05)
  2. cValues are means of eight replicates per treatment. SEM pooled standard error
  3. dLinear and quadratic polynomial contrasts to EO dosages
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

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