Acute phase protein mRNA expressions and enhancement of antioxidant defense system in Black-meated Silkie Fowls supplemented with clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) extracts under the influence of chronic heat stress

Table 3 Effects of clove supplementation on growth performance of the black-meated fowls¹ under elevated temperature

Parameter	Clove inclusion level (mg/kg)				PSEM²	P-value	Temp*Clove
Parameter	0	200	400	600
Initial BW (g)	591.1	590.9	591.2	590.0	0.1
TC³ group
d 42-63
BW (g)	1183.4^a	1153.7^a	1252.7^b	1297.7^b	18	0.002	0.2403
ADG (g)	28.2^a	26.8^ab	31.5^b	33.7^b	0.2	0.003	0.1372
ADFI (g)	36.2^a	34.4^a	37.5^b	43.0^b	0.5	0.013	0.0670
F/G	1.28 ^a	1.28^a	1.19^c	1.13^c	0.03	0.0042	0.4219
ET⁴ group
d 42-63
BW (g)	1107.6^a	1244.0^a	1353.4^b	1388.0^b	23	<0.0001	0.1063
ADG (g)	24.6^a	31.1^ab	36.3^b	38.0^b	0.3	0.011	0.1456
ADFI (g)	32.9^a	37.4^a	41.5^b	43.0^b	0.4	0.001	0.0011
F/G	1.34^b	1.20^a	1.14^c	1.13^c	0.012	0.0033	0.0501

^a-c Means with different superscript in a column are significantly different at p < 0.01
¹Data are means of seven replicates. ²PSEM = Pooled standard error of the mean. Temp = temperature
³ TC: Thermoneutral temperature treatment (24 ± 2 °C); ⁴ ET: Elevated temperature treatment (35 ± 2 °C)

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