Table 3.
Gait score frequency of broilers at 42 d of age, supplemented with chondroitin and glucosamine sulfates in the diet.
Treatments | Gait score (%) |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Chondroitin1 (CO, %) | ||||||
0 | 82.30 | 8.86 | 4.43 | 2.43 | 1.10 | 0.88 |
0.05 | 84.89 | 8.80 | 3.62 | 2.03 | 0.44 | 0.22 |
0.10 | 89.99 | 5.68 | 2.29 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 0.00 |
Glucosamine2 (GLU, %) | ||||||
0 | 78.55 | 10.06 | 5.16 | 3.57 | 1.78 | 0.88 |
0.15 | 87.49 | 7.83 | 2.67 | 1.12 | 0.67 | 0.22 |
0.30 | 91.14 | 5.44 | 2.50 | 0.69 | 0.23 | 0.00 |
Probability3 | ||||||
CO | 0.007 | |||||
GLU | 0.0001 |
([C14H21NO14S]n, Biofac A/S) purity of 91.27%.
([C6H14NO5]2SO4 x 2KCl, Zhejiang Golden-Shell Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.) sulfate content 16%.
Significant at P < 0.05 (Fisher's exact test).