Table 5.
Effect of dietary treatments on toe web thickness index against PHA-P injection of broiler chickens exposed to aflatoxin B1 at 30 d of age.
| Item | Index |
|---|---|
| Treatments1 | |
| Control | 0.793a |
| AFB | 0.457e |
| LE3 | 0.703c |
| LE6 | 0.706c |
| PRO | 0.805a |
| TXB | 0.743b |
| PLB | 0.615d |
| SEM | 0.023 |
| Time (h) | |
| 4 | 0.803a |
| 24 | 0.669b |
| 48 | 0.595c |
| SEM | 0.017 |
| P-value | |
| Treatment | 0.001 |
| Time | 0.001 |
| Treatment × time | 0.164 |
| Contrasts | P-value |
| Control vs. AFB | 0.001 |
a–c Means within the same column with different letters are statistically significant (P < 0.05).
The values are least square means of the 6 replicates in each treatment.
Abbreviations: PHA-P, phytohemagglutinin-P.
1
Control = basal diet, AFB = basal diet + 0.5 mg/kg aflatoxin B1, LE3 = basal diet + AFB1 + 3 g/kg licorice extract, LE6 = basal diet + AFB1 + 6 g/kg licorice extract, PRO = basal diet + AFB1 + 0.5 g/kg Protexin probiotic, TXB = basal diet + AFB1 + 1 g/kg toxin binder, and PLB = basal diet + AFB1 + 5 g/kg poultry litter biochar.