Molecular mechanisms of growth depression in broiler chickens (Gallus Gallus domesticus) mediated by immune stress: a hepatic proteome study

Table 2 Body weight gain of broilers challenged with LPS

TREATMENT	W₀, g	W₁, g	W₂, g	W₃, g
Control group	1966 ± 116	182 ± 9.7^a	389 ± 22.9^a	423 ± 27.6^a
Immune stress group	1966 ± 107	−22.7 ± 26.9^b	97.9 ± 46.4^b	112.3 ± 46.7^b
P-value	0.49	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001

W₀, Initial body weight before injection of LPS; W₁, Body weight gain 2 days after the first injection of LPS; W₂, Body weight gain 2 days after the second injection of LPS; W₃, Body weight gain 2 days after the third injection of LPS
^a,b In the same column, values with the same or no letter superscripts mean no significant difference (P > 0.05), while with different letter superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05)

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