Table 3.
The effect of SMC on body weight gain (in grams) in broiler chickens experimentally infected with E. tenella.
| Days of age | Control | SMC | Infected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-treated | SMC low dose | SMC high dose | Diclazuril | |||
| 14th−21st | 349.23 ± 7.86 | 357.78 ± 12.25 | 138.34 ± 11.58a | 236.37 ± 12.14ab | 307.21 ± 6.87abcd | 270.08 ± 11.75abc |
| 21st−28th | 376.64 ± 9.42 | 418.43 ± 5.62 | 211.29 ± 10.96acd | 295.70 ± 12.43abcd | 360.20 ± 26.33bcd | 317.39 ± 10.34ab |
| 28th−35th | 357.13 ± 26.77 | 368.35 ± 17.25 | 271.51 ± 20.84ab | 305.40 ± 13.28ab | 337.30 ± 11.57bc | 311.55 ± 7.45ab |
| 35th−42nd | 406.90 ± 21.09 | 447.00 ± 12.99 | 304.00 ± 5.88a | 323.50 ± 14.90ab | 408.00 ± 6.43bc | 367.00 ± 25.19ab |
Data are expressed as mean ± S.D. a, b, c, and d indicate statistical significance in comparison with control, infected non-treated, low dose SMC-treated, and diclazuril-treated groups, receptively. Means within rows with different superscripts differ at p ≤ 0.05.