Table 5.

Effects of Zearalenone on Reproductive Hormones of Laying Hens.

Items	Supplemental Levels of ZEN in Diets, μg/kg
	BD	BD + 250 μg/kg ZEN	BD + 750 μg/kg ZEN
Estradiol (pg/mL)	449.28 ± 44.90	440.72 ± 19.80	451.08 ± 43.26
Follicle-stimulating hormone (IU/L)	7.62 ± 0.31 a	6.63 ± 0.33 b	6.46 ± 0.25 b
Luteinizing hormone (ng/mL)	151.85 ± 12.41 a	145.84 ± 12.44 a	129.35 ± 6.72 b
Progesterone (pg/mL)	485.78 ± 113.40 a	359.67 ± 64.04 b	286.56 ± 57.40 b

Values are expressed as means ± SD (n = 6), ^a,b means values with unlike letters were significantly different (p < 0.05).