Impact of Dietary α-Lipoic Acid on Antioxidant Potential of Broiler Thigh Meat

Table 3

Alpha lipoic acid content (μg/g) and alpha tocopherol content (μg/g) in thigh meat.

Groups	Alpha lipoic acid content (μg/g)				Alpha tocopherol content (μg/g)
	Day 0	Day 30	Day 60	Mean	Day 0	Day 30	Day 60	Mean
T0	25.8 ± 1.2	22.1 ± 1.4	18.6 ± 0.9	22.17 ± 1.5^e	49.4 ± 3.9	47.8 ± 4.5	45.5 ± 5.7	47.75 ± 4.2^e
T1	39.2 ± 2.4	37 ± 2.5	34.7 ± 2.5	36.97 ± 2.9^d	63.6 ± 4.9	62 ± 6.3	59.7 ± 5.6	61.77 ± 5.1^d
T2	47.9 ± 3.4	45.5 ± 3.5	39.2 ± 3.3	44.20 ± 2.1^c	74.9 ± 5.2	73 ± 4.1	70.2 ± 4.6	72.70 ± 6.8^c
T3	59.4 ± 3.8	56 ± 4.1	52.7 ± 4.3	56.03 ± 5.7^b	94.8 ± 8.1	93.2 ± 2.3	90.1 ± 8.1	92.70 ± 9.4^b
T4	73.2 ± 5.4	69.7 ± 5.3	65.3 ± 6.2	69.40 ± 4.8^a	113.7 ± 9.7	112.5 ± 3.4	109.3 ± 6.8	111.84 ± 4.9^a
Mean	49.1 ± 3.7^a	46.06 ± 3.9^b	42.1 ± 3.7^c		79.28 ± 5.6^a	77.7 ± 6.1^b	74.93 ± 7.6^c

Results are presented as mean ± SD ( = 3), whereas results in the same column with no superscripts in common differ significantly at < 0.01.
T₀: control, T₁: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 25 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, T₂: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 50 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, T₃: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 75 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, and T₄: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 100 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed.