Zinc Supplementation against Eimeria acervulina-Induced Oxidative Damage in Broiler Chickens

Table 1

SD, %, values for the parameters MDA, SOD, CAT, Cu, Zn, and Vitamins E and C.

Groups				Cu			Zn			Vitamin E			Vitamin C
	MDA	SOD	CAT	liver	muscle	serum	liver	muscle	serum	liver	muscle	serum	liver	muscle	serum
Healthy controls	0.07	63.60	117.60	7.100	0.800	0.350	55.600	7.600	0.990	0.330	0.250	0.300	3.330	0.055	0.099
Infected with E. acervulina	0.04^1	106.20^3	115.20^3	8.140	0.990	0.330	90.450	4.100	0.990	0.750	0.140	0.040	3.300	0.042	0.092
E. acervulina + Cu-Zn salt	0.05*	211.00***	152.00***	5.000	1.450	0.100	81.000	1.200	1.100	1.120	0.210	0.090	2.900	0.080	0.073

¹𝑃<.05; ²𝑃<.01; ³𝑃<.001 versus healthy (negative) controls
* 𝑃<.05; **𝑃<.01; ***𝑃<.001 versus infected (positive) controls.