A grape seed extract maternal dietary supplementation in reproductive hens reduces oxidative stress associated to modulation of plasma and tissue adipokines expression and improves viability of offsprings
Fig 6
Body weight at the hatching (D0) and after 10 days of age (D10) (A) and mortality level (B) of offsprings from broiler hens fed with different concentrations of GSE dietary supplementation or with a control diet.
A: chicks from animals fed with control diet without GSE supplementation (n = 1173), B and C: chicks from animals supplemented with GSE at 0.5% (n = 1159) and 1% (n = 1114) of the total diet composition, respectively, starting at 4 week-old until 40 week-old, and D: chicks from animals fed with GSE supplementation at 1% of the total diet composition starting at hatch until 40 week-old (n = 804). Results are presented as lsmeans ± SEM. P values of the effects of the stage when the supplementation is applied (TimeSuppl) and diet were considered as significant if P < 0.05. Different individual letters (a, b and c) indicate a significant effect of the diet. ** P < 0.005 and **** P < 0.0001 (diet effect).