Table 7.
Effects of MCE on serum hormone indices of Xuefeng black-bone chicken.1
| Item | Groups (MCE mg/kg) |
SEM | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | |||
| PO (ng/mL) | 1.65b | 1.76b | 2.17a,b | 2.78a | 0.16 | 0.045 |
| FSH (mIU/mL) | 22.89D | 25.07C | 28.08B | 31.04A | 0.46 | <0.01 |
| E2 (pg/mL) | 23.75D | 26.82C | 29.99B | 32.76A | 0.53 | <0.01 |
| LH (mIU/mL) | 28.19D | 31.54C | 34.35B | 38.45A | 0.61 | <0.01 |
| PTH (pg/mL) | 129.25B | 119.32C | 113.89D | 135.88A | 0.98 | <0.01 |
a,bMeans within a row with no common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).
A–DMeans within a row with no common superscripts indicate a highly significant difference (P < 0.01).
Abbreviations: FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; E2, estradiol; LH, luteinizing hormone; MCE, Macleaya cordata extract; PO, progesterone; PTH, parathyroid hormone.
1
Group means were represented as the mean of the corresponding data from 6 replicates (2 birds per replicate for serum samples).