Table 4.
Effects of light intensity on serum IL-6, TNF-α and corticosterone concentrations in chicks at the age of 7 day

Parameters Photoperiod (L/D) SEM1 P-values2
24 L 22 L/2D 18 L/6D
IL-6 (pg/mL) 31.6 28.5 27.8 1.97 0.36
TNF-α (pg/mL) 23.7 22.0 21.8 0.79 0.22
Corticosterone (ng/mL) 12.4a 10.8ab 9.96b 0.591 <0.05
SEM, standard error of means.
Means in same rows with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).