Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of temperatures (mean ± SE) measured in the eye, ear (front and back position) and dorsal area in two experimental groups (CON and PAS).
| CON | PAS | Average | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet | Time | ||||
| T (°C) eye | |||||
| d-1 | 37.72 ± 0.10 | 37.71 ± 0.08 | 37.71 | ||
| d-10 | 37.82 ± 0.10 | 37.87 ± 0.08 | 37.84 | ||
| d-19 | 38.48 ± 0.08 | 38.07 ± 0.09 | 38.27 | ||
| d-28 | 38.04 ± 0.14 | 38.05 ± 0.07 | 38.04 | ||
| ns | p < 0.01 | ||||
| T (°C) ear back | |||||
| d-1 | 38.23 ± 0.08 | 38.52 ± 0.10 | 38.37 | ||
| d-10 | 38.29 ± 0.09 | 38.61 ± 0.09 | 38.45 | ||
| d-19 | 39.08 ± 0.10 | 38.62 ± 0.07 | 38.85 | ||
| d-28 | 38.74 ± 0.17 | 38.48 ± 0.11 | 38.61 | ||
| ns | p < 0.01 | ||||
| T (°C) ear front | |||||
| d-1 | 38.19 ± 0.09 | 38.38 ± 0.15 | 38.28 | ||
| d-10 | 38.42 ± 0.10 | 38.71 ± 0.07 | 38.56 | ||
| d-19 | 39.22 ± 0.12 | 38.77 ± 0.15 | 38.99 | ||
| d-28 | 38.88 ± 0.11 | 38.94 ± 0.11 | 38.91 | ||
| ns | p < 0.01 | ||||
| T (°C) dorsal | |||||
| d-1 | 37.05 ± 0.10 | 37.09 ± 0.12 | 37.07 | ||
| d-10 | 37.04 ± 0.13 | 37.38 ± 0.11 | 37.21 | ||
| d-19 | 38.20 ± 0.09 | 37.75 ± 0.09 | 37.97 | ||
| d-28 | 37.65 ± 0.16 | 37.71 ± 0.10 | 37.68 | ||
| ns | p < 0.01 | ||||
ns—not significant (p ≥ 0.05); SE—standard error; CON: control animals receiving only the basal diet without natural extract supplementation; PAS: animals receiving the control diet supplemented with Passiflora incarnata extract (1 kg/t).