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Research Article

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

Table 4

Effects of ascorbic acid (AA), vitamin E and a combination of AA + E and road transportation stress on liveweights of transported pullets (kg, mean ± SEM).
Pullets 𝑛 Before transportAfter transportationPercent liveweight difference (%)
8-hours3-daysAfter 8 hoursAfter 3 days
Control20 1 . 0 5 ± 0 . 8 a 0 . 8 0 ± 0 . 1 0 . 8 9 ± 0 . 2 − 2 3 . 8 a − 1 5 . 2 a
AA Pullets20 1 . 0 3 ± 0 . 2 a 1 . 0 2 ± 0 . 3 1 . 0 9 ± 0 . 6 − 0 . 9 b + 5 . 8 b
E Pullets20 1 . 0 6 ± 0 . 7 a 0 . 9 1 ± 0 . 3 1 . 0 1 ± 0 . 6 − 1 4 . 2 c − 4 . 7 c
AA + E Pullets20 1 . 0 5 ± 0 . 3 a 0 . 8 9 ± 0 . 6 1 . 0 3 ± 0 . 4 − 1 5 . 2 c − 1 . 9 d
Values with different superscript alphabets along the same column are significantly ( 𝑃 < . 0 5 ) different.