Table 2.
Effect of the dietary synbiotic supplementation on the novel object, touch, and tonic immobility tests of heat-stressed broiler chickens.
| Treatments 1 | G-C | G-0.5 | G-1.0 | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novel object test 2 | |||||
| Number of birds within 30 cm from the object | 25.87 | 22.50 | 25.50 | 2.67 | 0.627 |
| Touch test 2 | |||||
| Number of touched birds | 25.12 b | 33.62 b | 78.87 a | 4.83 | 0.001 |
| Tonic immobility test 3 | |||||
| Latency of bird to right itself (min) | 5.50 | 4.07 | 3.55 | 0.74 | 0.185 |
a,b Means ± SEM with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05. n = 8). 1 A regular diet supplemented with 0 (G-C), 0.5 (G-0.5), and 1 (G-1.0) g kg−1 synbiotic, respectively. 2 Data were collected from 120 birds/treatment. 3 Data were collected from 16 birds/treatment.