Table 8 Effect of H. rhamnoides extract on MDA, TAC, and DPPH free radical-scavenging activity in broiler chickens.

Groups	0 day	21^st day	42^nd day
MDA (nmol/mL)
Control	8.61 ± 0.58	8.31^c ± 0.30	8.06^c ± 0.18
T1	8.58 ± 0.68	6.05^a ± 0.26	5.81^b ± 0.12
T2	8.59 ± 0.64	6.32^a ± 0.24	5.67^b ± 0.14
T3	8.61 ± 0.67	5.91^a ± 0.13	4.04^a ± 0.32
T4	8.63 ± 0.63	6.47^a,b ± 0.16	5.49^b ± 0.18
T5	8.59 ± 0.70	6.94^b ± 0.14	5.47^b ± 0.13
T6	8.97 ± 0.48	6.93^b ± 0.16	5.50^b ± 0.08
TAC (µmol/L)
Control	1122.43 ± 12.11	1139.66^a ± 17.60	1186.32^a ± 17.35
T1	1120.59 ± 10.15	1328.63^d ± 17.18	1547.37^b ± 18.34
T2	1121.31 ± 07.20	1339.49^d ± 18.08	1665.58^c ± 18.80
T3	1119.32 ± 07.47	1414.76^e ± 20.30	1698.53^d ± 20.99
T4	1118.33 ± 08.89	1254.24^c ± 15.79	1613.26^c ± 20.71
T5	1123.83 ± 06.35	1266.81^c ± 16.50	1649.61^c ± 20.29
T6	1119.82 ± 05.62	1213.81^b ± 18.58	1605.79^b ± 20.25
DPPH radical-scavenging activity (%)
Control	41.24 ± 0.83	42.17^a ± 2.01	44.88^a ± 1.99
T1	41.77 ± 0.80	51.59^b ± 1.61	62.83^c ± 3.25
T2	41.11 ± 0.57	52.29^b ± 0.96	62.17^b,c ± 0.90
T3	41.60 ± 0.98	57.44^c ± 0.80	65.37^c ± 1.74
T4	42.02 ± 0.74	50.24^b ± 0.87	60.55^b,c ± 2.39
T5	41.29 ± 1.03	51.38^b ± 0.81	58.91^b ± 2.46
T6	41.34 ± 0.69	49.07^b ± 2.29	55.78^b ± 0.80

Chickens in the control group were fed the basal diet whereas the six treatment groups, in addition of basal diet received aqueous extract of H. rhamnoides in drinking water @ 100 mg/kg body weight of chicken (T1), @ 150 mg/kg body weight of chicken (T2), @ 200 mg/kg body weight of chicken (T3), @ 300 mg/kg body weight of chicken (T4), @ 400 mg/kg body weight of chicken (T5), and @ 800 mg/kg body weight of chicken (T6), respectively from days 0 to 42. Results are presented as mean ± S.E. Experimental unit 3 replicates pen (3 broiler chickens per replicate pen). Means bearing the different superscripts (^{a, b, c, d}) in a columns differ significantly (P < 0.05).

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