Table 10.

Effect of dietary supplementation with pioglitazone hydrochloride (PGZ) and l-carnosine (LC) on the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) values (mg/100 g) of the thigh muscle of broiler chickens (n = 5).

Time1	Treatment				SEM	P-value
	PGZ, 0 mg/kg		PGZ, 15 mg/kg
	LC, 0 mg/kg	LC, 400 mg/kg	LC, 0 mg/kg	LC, 400 mg/kg		PGZ	LC	PGZ × LC
0 d	5.62	5.70	5.74	5.47	0.31	0.185	0.905	0.408
3 d	10.23	10.10	10.58	10.34	0.42	0.691	0.941	0.540
5 d	16.43	15.25	16.57	14.92	0.54	0.781	0.036	0.721
7 d	22.00	20.28	21.67	20.11	0.63	0.846	0.042	0.108
9 d	29.81	26.31	28.80	26.61	0.65	0.191	0.028	0.236

¹Time that meat was stored in the refrigerator.