Table 5. Antioxidants levels (Mean ±SE) in different broiler groups were supplied with clay-filtered water.
| Treatments | TAC mM/l | LDH IU/l | MDA nmol/ml | SOD U/ml | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall means concerning treatments | ||||||
| G1 | 2.32a ± 0.00 | 371a ± 2.16 | 37.0a ± 0.25 | 310a ± 2.96 | ||
| G2 | 2.23b ± 0.01 | 369ab ± 2.86 | 36.3b ± 0.19 | 312a ± 3.19 | ||
| G3 | 2.21b ± 0.00 | 356bc ± 5.40 | 36.4b ± 0.17 | 310a ± 2.93 | ||
| G4 | 2.22b ± 0.00 | 350c ± 6.06 | 37.0a ± 0.25 | 310a ± 2.98 | ||
| G5 | 2.21b ± 0.00 | 353c ± 5.26 | 36.3b ± 0.19 | 309a ± 2.37 | ||
| G6 | 2.21b ± 0.00 | 356bc ± 5.42 | 36.5ab ± 0.17 | 310a ± 1.91 | ||
| Gc | 1.23c ± 0.00 | 222d ± 2.22 | 23.4c ± 0.16 | 172b ± 4.08 | ||
| p-value | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.001 | ||
Means carrying different superscripts in the same column are significantly different at (P ≤ 0.05) or highly significantly different at (p < 0.01). Means carrying the same superscripts in the same column are non-significantly different at (p < 0.05).
(G1): broilers supplied with clay-filtered water previously challenged with lead nitrate (500 mg/l); (G2): broilers supplied with clay-filtered water previously challenged with calcium sulfate (80 mg/l); (G3): broilers supplied with clay-filtered water previously challenged with yeast extract 5% (5 mg/l), (G4): broilers supplied with clay-filtered water previously challenged with diazinon (2.5 mg/l); (G5): broilers supplied with clay-filtered water previously challenged with Salmonella Typhimurium 1.5 × 106 CFU/ml; (G6): broilers supplied with clay-filtered water previously challenged with E. tenella 1 × 105 OPG/ml; (Gc): control broilers group; (TAC): total antioxidant capacity; (LDH): lactate dehydrogenase; (MDA): malondialdehyde; (SOD): superoxide dismutase; (SE): standard error.