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Table 4.

Effects of Artemisia argyi aqueous extract on glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity (U) of broiler's small intestine.

Time	Intestinal tissue	Artemisia argyi aqueous extract supplemental levels, mg/kg				P-value
Time	Intestinal tissue	0	500	1,000	2,000	P-value
21 d	Duodenum	6.69 ± 0.187^b	8.84 ± 0.972^a	9.44 ± 0.982^a	7.23 ± 0.991^b	0.013
	Jejunum	4.67 ± 0.436^c	36.20 ± 1.574^a	12.02 ± 2.103^b	2.13 ± 0.348^c	<0.001
	Ileum	11.71 ± 0.795^c	12.94 ± 1.053^c	26.71 ± 4.446^a	13.73 ± 1.648^c	<0.001
42 d	Duodenum	7.35 ± 0.188	6.03 ± 0.927	6.38 ± 0.097	7.05 ± 1.236	0.228
	Jejunum	6.67 ± 0.237^b	6.89 ± 1.550^b	8.94 ± 1.710^a	4.80 ± 0.534^c	0.004
	Ileum	15.39 ± 1.611^bc	20.23 ± 1.771^a	16.15 ± 1.512^b	12.80 ± 1.581^c	<0.001

^a,b,c In the same row, values with no letter or the same superscript letters mean no significant difference (P > 0.05), while adjacent different letters mean significant difference (P < 0.05), and the interphase letters mean extremely significant difference (P < 0.01).