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Table 2 The level of lipid peroxidation (LPO) in some organs of birds exposed to cyanide directly and indirectly in feed

From: The chronic effects of cyanide on oxidative stress indices in the domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus L.)

Groups

Direct exposure

Exposure via food

Organ

I (control)

II (1 mg CN−/kg bwt)

III (2 mg CN−/kg bwt)

IV (3 mg CN−/kg bwt)

V (1mgCN−/kg bwt)

VI (2 mg CN−/kg bwt)

VII (3 mg CN−/kg bwt)

4 weeks exposure

 Liver

323.54 ± 15.9a

351.86 ± 12.3b

494.35 ± 18.9c

589.86 ± 18.3d

335.02 ± 7.1a

382.74 ± 9.2b

501.44 ± 14.5c

 Kidney

202.49 ± 9.4a

253.86 ± 10.5b

356.08 ± 13.6c

514.90 ± 11.9d

227.55 ± 12.3a

316.15 ± 11.2b

412.05 ± 15.4e

 Heart

276.61 ± 8.8a

320.74 ± 15.2b

421.62 ± 18.1c

598.23 ± 12.6d

299.08 ± 15.9a

375.14 ± 22.1e

477.64 ± 23.2f

 Brain

266.99 ± 10.7a

316.07 ± 11.8b

394.55 ± 21.7c

568.75 ± 22.6d

283.81 ± 11.4a

365.63 ± 13.2c

445.91 ± 18.9e

8 weeks exposure

 Liver

346.02 ± 12.1a

401.15 ± 19.4b

526.32 ± 16.5c

647.32 ± 18.9d

365.29 ± 9.5a

378.21 ± 17.2a

505.12 ± 18.1c

 Kidney

224.81 ± 18.4a

303.51 ± 16.2b

372.21 ± 12.8c

468.80 ± 17.5d

278.42 ± 9.6 b

322.12 ± 14.5b

402.60 ± 11.2c

 Heart

289.76 ± 16.8a

384.42 ± 14.9b

499.54 ± 11.5c

602.12 ± 14.6d

299.36 ± 15.5a

395.56 ± 16.2b

489.02 ± 22.7c

 Brain

277.43 ± 11.2a

357.02 ± 13.8b

487.69 ± 10.9c

584.24 ± 23.8d

296.92 ± 18.2a

387.24 ± 12.5b

465.28 ± 18.5c

12 weeks exposure

 Liver

357.28 ± 11.5a

435.31 ± 16.4b

561.44 ± 21.6c

674.18 ± 21.7d

381.14 ± 13.4a

472.76 ± 9.7e

564.13 ± 15.6c

 Kidney

232.05 ± 9.2a

327.16 ± 12.8b

423.25 ± 11.5c

482.23 ± 10.9d

295.01 ± 19.4e

398.65 ± 22.5f

453.74 ± 12.8c

 Heart

301.51 ± 13.6a

401.42 ± 22.5b

534.67 ± 13.9c

625.72 ± 15.6d

352.45 ± 11.7e

445.91 ± 13.4b

518.56 ± 14.9c

 Brain

293.25 ± 10.7a

386.23 ± 24.8b

507.90 ± 14.8c

609.87 ± 19.6d

314.34 ± 12.6a

412.15 ± 17.5a

497.90 ± 11.9c

  1. Means not sharing a common superscript (a, b, c , d, e, f) on the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05)
  2. The results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 6)
  3. Lipid peroxidation is expressed in units per gram tissue
  4. bwt body weight