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Modulating Role of Vitamins C and E against Transport-Induced Stress in Pullets during the Hot-Dry Conditions

Table 2

Effect of road transportation, ascorbic acid (AA), vitamin E and a combination of AA + E on the number of mortality and heterophil/lymphocyte ratio of pullets.
ParametersPullets
ControlAAEAA + E
Mortality (number of pullets):
 Before transportation0000
 During transportation5002
 Three hours posttransportation2010
 Three days post-transport1000
 Overall mortality8012
 Percent mortality (%)2002.55
Heterophil/lymphocyte Ratio:
 Before transportation 0 . 4 0 ± 0 . 8 a 0 . 4 1 ± 0 . 6 a 0 . 3 9 ± 0 . 7 a 0 . 4 0 ± 0 . 7 a
 30 minutes after loading 0 . 6 3 ± 1 . 1 a 0 . 4 3 ± 0 . 4 b 0 . 6 0 ± 0 . 9 a 0 . 5 8 ± 0 . 3 a
 Immediately after transportation 0 . 6 2 ± 0 . 7 a 0 . 4 9 ± 0 . 2 b 0 . 5 0 ± 0 . 8 b 0 . 5 2 ± 0 . 2 b
 Three hours posttransportation 0 . 6 0 ± 0 . 2 a 0 . 4 6 ± 0 . 9 b 0 . 4 8 ± 1 . 0 b 0 . 4 7 ± 0 7 b
 Three days posttransportation 0 . 4 2 ± 0 . 2 a 0 . 4 0 ± 0 . 8 a 0 . 4 1 ± 0 . 7 a 0 . 3 9 ± 0 . 7 a
Mean values with different superscript alphabets along the same row are significantly ( 𝑃 < . 0 5 ) different.