Table 1.
Items † | CON | LPS | ANT + LPS | GP + LPS | SEM | p Value |
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IBW, g | 2402.29 | 2472.75 | 2587.08 | 2640.13 | 40.39 | 0.145 |
FBW, g | 2227.50 | 2110.00 | 2282.50 | 2353.75 | 35.53 | 0.091 |
WLR, % | 7.22 c | 14.60 a | 11.73 b | 10.88 b | 0.57 | <0.001 |
Means do not share the same superscript in each column are significantly different (p < 0.05). † IBW, average body weight before challenged; FBW, average body weight after challenged; WLR, weight loss rate, CON, broilers fed a basal diet and challenged with sterile saline solution; LPS, broilers fed a basal diet and challenged lipopolysaccharide; ANT + LPS: broilers fed a basal diet supplemented with 75 mg/kg chlortetracycline and challenged with lipopolysaccharide; RLS + LPS: broilers fed a basal diet supplemented with 1000 mg/kg garlic powder and challenged with lipopolysaccharide.