Table 6. Synergistic effect of probiotic, chicory root powder and coriander powder on antioxidant enzyme activity of broiler chicken at 42 d of age.
Trt | Diets | Glutathione peroxidase (Units/ml) | Glutathione reductase (Units/ml) | Superoxide dismutase (Units/mg protein) |
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T 1 | Control | 243d | 1636b | 6.62b |
T 2 | Antibiotic | 314c | 1664b | 7.01ab |
T 3 | Probiotic + Chicory | 397a | 1782a | 7.37a |
T 4 | Probiotic + Coriander | 393a | 1792a | 7.25a |
T 5 | Chicory + Coriander | 363b | 1814a | 7.24a |
T 6 | Probiotic + Chicory + Coriander | 365b | 1835a | 7.39a |
SEM | 8.042 | 15.67 | 0.069 | |
N | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
P-value | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.005 |
Value bearing different superscripts within a column are significantly (P<0.05) different