Research Article

Effect of Ochratoxin A on Body Weight, Feed Intake and Feed Conversion in Broiler Chicken

Table 4

Mean (± S.E.) serum total protein g/dL values of broiler chickens fed ochratoxin.

Ochratoxin (ppm)Weeks
1234Mean

0 2 . 5 2 ± 0 . 0 1 2 . 3 9 ± 0 . 0 2 2 . 8 1 ± 0 . 0 1 2 . 9 8 ± 0 . 0 5 2 . 7 1 ± 0 . 1 4 a
1 2 . 3 4 ± 0 . 0 8 2 . 2 ± 0 . 0 5 2 . 4 8 ± 0 . 0 1 2 . 6 1 ± 0 . 0 1 2 . 4 1 ± 0 . 0 8 b
2 1 . 8 8 ± 0 . 0 6 2 . 3 2 ± 0 . 0 6 2 . 1 3 ± 0 . 0 3 2 . 4 4 ± 0 . 0 1 2 . 1 9 ± 0 . 1 2 b

Mean values with in columns with the same superscript do not differ significantly ( 𝑃 > . 0 5 ).