Attributes* Delay in post hatch feed placement SEm Prob.
0 hr
(Control)
6 hrs 12 hrs 24 hrs 36 hrs
  Foot web index (mm) 0.35a 0.47b 0.48b 0.48b 0.37a 0.02 0.021
sRBC titer (Log2) 8.75a 12.40d 11.14cd 10.38bc 9.13ab 0.29 0.001
*Values are the mean of ten observations and have been analyzed by one-way ANOVA. a,b,c,d Means bearing different superscripts in a row differ significantly (P<0.05).
Table 8: Immune response of chicks subjected to 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hrs delay in post hatch feed placement.