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. 2020 Sep 3;99(11):5936–5945. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.08.046

Table 4.

Oocyst shedding (oocyst/gram) at 6 dpi.

Treatment Eimeria maxima Eimeria tenella Eimeria acervulina Total
CC 12,784a 24,012 1,236,173 1,272,970
C + curcumin 100 10,783a,b 20,232 1,525,207 1,556,222
C + curcumin 200 7,004b 16,786 1,339,781 1,363,570
P value 0.044 0.466 0.190 0.206
SEM 995.48 2,301.26 65,022 65,759

abMeans in same column followed by different letters in superscript differ by Duncan's test (P < 0.05).

Challenged group inoculated with 50,000 oocyst/bird of E. maxima, 50,000 oocyst/bird of E. tenella, and 250,000 oocysts/birds of E. acervulina on day 14 after hatch.

Abbreviations: CC, challenged control; C + curcumin 100, challenged +100 mg/kg curcumin; C + curcumin 200, challenged +200 mg/kg curcumin.