Table 3.
Responses of broiler chicken under hot-humid season to in ovo cinnamon and clove on physiological parameters at starter and finisher phases
| Starter phase | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | OE | DH | AC | CV2 | CV4 | CM2 | CM4 | SEM | P value |
| Rectal temperature (°C) | 41.15ab | 41.27ab | 41.07ab | 41.22ab | 41.12ab | 41.00b | 41.67a | 0.28 | 0.055 |
| Wing temperature (°C) | 38.00 | 37.50 | 38.75 | 38.00 | 37.75 | 37.00 | 38.50 | 0.91 | 0.177 |
| Eye temperatures (°C) | 36.00 | 36.00 | 35.50 | 36.25 | 34.00 | 36.75 | 35.75 | 1.33 | 0.172 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 336.00 | 339.00 | 324.00 | 322.50 | 319.50 | 337.50 | 339.00 | 14.31 | 0.226 |
| Finisher phase | |||||||||
| Rectal temperature (°C) | 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.72 | 41.12 | 41.32 | 41.47 | 41.77 | 0.357 | 0.207 |
| Wing temperature (°C) | 36.55 | 36.25 | 36.78 | 37.08 | 36.20 | 36.65 | 36.80 | 0.782 | 0.363 |
| Eye temperatures (°C) | 37.45a | 35.80ab | 36.67ab | 36.45ab | 36.20ab | 36.57ab | 35.60b | 0.751 | 0.044 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 356.12 | 370.17 | 356.77 | 358.45 | 368.50 | 360.13 | 361.80 | 12.05 | 0.564 |
a,b,cDifferent superscripts signify difference along the row differ at P < 0.05. AC = 3 mg ascorbic acid; CM4 = 4 mg cinnamon; CM2 = 2 mg cinnamon; CV4 = 4 mg clove; CV2 = 2 mg clove; DH = eggs injected with distilled water; OE = uninjected eggs.