Table 5. Effect of combined supplementation of catechin and vitamin C supplementation on stress index in blood of broilers during high temperature

Vitamin C (mg/kg) 0 250 SEM P-value1
Catechin (mg/kg) 0 600 1,200 0 600 1,200 C V C × V
Superoxide dismutase (U/mL) 164.58b 179.57ab 199.42a 170.59ab 178.80ab 188.99ab 3.510 0.007 0.791 0.584
Corticosterone (ng/mL) 20.43a 17.20ab 10.51c 17.88ab 12.63c 14.33bc 0.93 0.009 0.413 0.124
IgM (ng/mL) 12.03a 9.07ab 5.65b 11.98a 8.32ab 9.84ab 0.611 0.008 0.321 0.163
Means in same rows with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).
C, catechin; V, vitamin C; C × V, catechin × vitamin C.
IgM, immunoglobulin M.
SEM, standard error of means.