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. 2014 Jan 30;9(1):e87727. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087727

Table 4. Stress hormone (corticosterone) and stress index (Heterophil:Lymphocyte ratio) of broilers fed deoxynivalenol and microbial feed additive.

Stress parameters	Control group	DON group	DON + Mycofix group	Mycofix group	P value
Corticosterone (ng/ml)	0.52^b±0.2	1.53^a±0.7	1.25^a±0.4	0.54^b±0.2	0.001
Heterophil %	63^b±1	69^a±2	62^b±2	64^b±2	0.035
Lymphocyte %	27^a±2	23^b±4	27^a±1	27^a±1	0.090
H/L ratio	2.39^b±0.20	3.14^a±0.23	2.43^b±0.15	2.40^b±162	0.034

^a,b

Means within the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (ANOVA followed by Duncan test; n = 10/treatment).