. 2016 Feb 24;29(3):384–389. doi: 10.5713/ajas.15.0141

Table 5.

Dietary effects of β-glucan on the pH values and the water holding capacity in broiler chickens

Items	0 d	1 d	3 d	7 d
pH
NC	6.30±0.14^b ^x	6.22±0.17^a ^x	6.20±0.12^a ^x	6.29±0.09^a ^x
PC	6.12±0.10^a ^x	6.24±0.08^a ^x	6.27±0.07^a ^x	6.18±0.09^a ^x
15 BG	6.42±0.09^c ^y	6.23±0.10^a ^x	6.22±0.09^a ^x	6.24±0.11^a ^x
30 BG	6.48±0.12^c ^y	6.21±0.15^a ^x	6.22±0.14^a ^x	6.23±0.10^a ^x
60 BG	6.12±0.14^a ^x	6.18±0.13^a ^x	6.20±0.09^a ^x	6.21±0.07^a ^x
Water holding capacity
NC	83.66±2.16^a ^x	82.91±4.47^a ^x	81.76±4.78^a ^x	81.51±5.47^a ^x
PC	83.18±2.55^a ^x	81.90±3.02^a ^x	85.06±5.12^a ^x	81.18±6.22^a ^x
15 BG	84.49±2.43^a ^y	83.59±6.51^a ^y	85.38±5.35^a ^y	77.09±6.09^a ^x
30 BG	82.50±3.26^a ^x	82.40±4.38^a ^x	82.31±5.89^a ^x	79.34±5.30^a ^x
60 BG	81.27±3.25^a ^x	81.12±4.39^a ^x	81.02±3.28^a ^x	82.86±3.06^a ^x

Values are mean±standard deviation of each treatment group. n = 8.

NC, negative control; PC, positive control (adding Zinc bacitracin); 15 BG, adding 15 ppm β-glucan; 30 BG, adding 30 ppm β-glucan; 60 BG, adding 60 ppm β-glucan.

^a–c

Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between column.

^x–z

Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between row.