Table 4.
Serum corticosterone levels (pg/ml) following an 18 h fasting and cold stress in turkey hens, grown to 63 days, and supplemented with fermentation derived metabolite products.
Pre-extracted | Post-extracted | |
---|---|---|
Treatment | 34 days | 34 days |
NC | 49B±56 | 5112b±1419 |
PC | 274A±63 | 10893a1±1309 |
AV1 | 135AB±64 | 9593ab±1319 |
AVX1, 2 | 181AB±56 | 10788a±1256 |
P-value | 0.10 | 0.0001 |
AviCare (Diamond V, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA) was supplemented in the water.
Original XPC (Diamond V, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA) was supplemented continuously in the feed at 1.25 kg/MT.
Values within the same column lacking the same superscript are significantly different (P ≤ 0.10).
Values within the same column lacking the same superscript are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05).