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. 1999 May;65(5):1919–1923. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.5.1919-1923.1999

TABLE 3.

Effect of 9-day feed withdrawal (induced molt) on the pH of the crops and proventriculi of leghorn hensa

Group Crop pH
Trial 1
Trial 2
Day 4 Day 9 Day 4 Day 9
Control 4.98 ± 0.31 A 4.96 ± 0.53 A 5.33 ± 0.60 A 4.98 ± 0.44 A
Molted 6.25 ± 0.25 B 6.10 ± 0.64 B 6.25 ± 0.25 B 6.21 ± 0.37 B
a

Data are presented as means ± standard deviations, n = 12. Values in a column followed by different capital letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).