Items | Groups | SEM1 | P-value |
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A | B | BL | BM | BH | P12 | Linear3 | Quadratic4 |
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Acetic acid | 141.45 | 147.19 | 134.28 | 125.09 | 125.35 | 10.136 | 0.954 | 0.503 | 0.978 |
Propionic acid | 29.02 | 37.22 | 26.41 | 27.30 | 31.64 | 2.174 | 0.511 | 0.271 | 0.246 |
Isobutyric acid | 76.49a | 44.37b | 83.43a | 63.12ab | 75.60a | 4.567 | 0.040 | 0.026 | 0.164 |
Butyric acid | 85.70 | 63.53 | 76.07 | 61.30 | 96.77 | 5.429 | 0.217 | 0.231 | 0.414 |
Isovaleric acid | 56.25 | 55.78 | 58.87 | 67.78 | 65.29 | 2.430 | 0.432 | 0.144 | 0.893 |
Valeric acid | 63.54 | 65.47 | 63.51 | 63.20 | 65.60 | 2.670 | 0.998 | 0.943 | 0.792 |
- 1SEM Standard error of the mean
- 2P1-value represent the difference comparison between group A, B, BL, BM and BH groups
- 3Linear regression analysis among B, BL, BM and BH groups
- 4Quadratic curve analysis among B, BL, BM and BH groups
- a,bMeans within the same row without a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05)
- A: broiler chickens with basal diet and no infection, B: broiler chickens with basal diet and SE infection, BL: broiler chickens with basal diet supplemented with 300Â mg/kg EOA and SE infection, BM: broiler chickens with basal diet supplemented with 500Â mg/kg EOA and SE infection, BH: broiler chickens with basal diet supplemented with 800Â mg/kg EOA and SE infection. EOA: coated essential oils and organic acids mixture