Table 3.
Average bird weight gain.
| Treatment1 | Average weight gain (g ± standard error of the mean) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| D 1–5 | D 6–10 | D 11–142 | |
| Control | 91.3 ± 6.4 | 178.5 ± 6.2 | 156.2 ± 5.2a |
| Cp | 95.7 ± 4.9 | 183.0 ± 4.5 | 154.3 ± 5.2a |
| CORT | 94.6 ± 9.0 | 167.7 ± 14.4 | 112.0 ± 11.8b |
| Cp + CORT | 92.0 ± 8.0 | 179.5 ± 9.6 | 103.0 ± 11.0b |
1
Treatments were: birds not challenged with Clostridium perfringens and not administered corticosterone (Control); birds challenged with C. perfringens but not administered corticosterone (Cp); birds administered corticosterone (20 mg kg−1) but not challenged with C. perfringens (CORT); and birds challenged with C. perfringens and administered corticosterone (Cp + CORT).
2
Means not followed by the same letter differ (P < 0.050)