Navel abnormalities

Black button/bruised

String navel

Open and unhealed

Infected

Average navel score

H11

44/205 (21%)

29/205 (14%)

20/205 (10%)

6/205 (3%)

0.48 ± 0.04

H2

37/214 (17%)

28/214 (13%)

19/214 (9%)

1/214 (0%)

0.40 ± 0.03

SEM

2%

1%

0%

1%

0.04

p-Value

0.281

0.800

0.826

0.089

0.095

Leg abnormalities

Red hocks

Dehydrated legs

Spread legs

Average leg score

H1

21/205 (10%)a

1/205 (0%)

0/205 (0%)

0.10 ± 0.02a

H2

6/214 (3%)b

1/214 (0%)

0/214 (0%)

0.03 ± 0.01b

SEM

4%

0%

0%

4%

p-Value

0.002

1.000

1.000

0.007

Righting

H1

26/205 (13%)a

H2

10/214 (5%)b

SEM

4%

p-Value

0.0053

Liver and air sac scores

Liver

Air sac

d0

d7

d0

d7

H1

0/72 (0%)

8/71 (11%)

1/72 (1%)

0/71 (0%)

H2

0/72 (0%)

7/71 (10%)

0/72 (0%)

5/71 (7%)

SEM

0%

1%

1%

4%

p-Value

1.000

0.782

0.979

0.976