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Table 2 Hemoglobin (Hb, g/L), Total body Hb-Fe content (mg) and hemoglobin maintenance efficiency ¹ (HME, %) in chicken fed the tested diets from d 0 to d 42 ²

Treatment³		Day 0	Day 7	Day 14	Day 21	Day 28	Day 35	Day 42
"High + Fe"	Hb	92^a±9.0	88^a±5.0	104^a ±11	102^a ±6.0	102^a ±5.0	97^a ±13	97^a ±7.0
	Hb Fe	1.02^a ±0.1	2.52^a±0.2	4.35^a ±0.4	5.80^a ±0.4	8.35^a ±0.6	9.62^a ±0.6	16.49^a ±0.7
	HME	-	22.7^b ±2.9	22.5^bc ±2.9	19.8^bc±2.5	20.1^b ±2.6	15.8^b ±2.0	20.2^b ±2.6
"Low + Fe"	Hb	92^a±9.0	86^a±8.0	100^a ±13	94^ab ±14	94^ab ±6.0	88^a ±6.0	87^a ±3.0
	Hb Fe	1.02^a ±0.1	2.30^a±0.2	4.28^a ±0.3	5.53^a ±0.4	7.72^a ±0.5	8.84^ab±0.6	14.52^ab±0.7
	HME	-	18.5^b ±2.4	19.2^c±2.5	15.4^c ±2.0	14.4^c ±1.9	11.3^bc±1.5	13.8^c ±1.7
"High"	Hb	92^a±9.0	88^a±6.0	76^b ±3.0	81^b ±3.0	81^b ±4.0	82^a ±7.0	82^ab ±9.0
	Hb Fe	1.02^a ±0.1	2.37^a±0.1	3.04^b ±0.2	4.72^b ±0.2	6.30^b ±0.4	8.07^b ±0.5	13.79^b ±1.0
	HME	-	58.4^a ±7.6	37.8^a ±4.9	40.3^a ±5.2	37.7^a ±4.9	35.3^a ±4.6	44.9^a ±5.8
"Low"	Hb	92^a±9.0	82^a±5.0	70^b ±3.0	66^c ±7.0	66^c ±5.0	68^b ±4.0	67^b ±8.0
	Hb Fe	1.02^a ±0.1	2.21^a±0.1	2.54^c ±0.2	3.41^c ±0.2	4.62^c ±0.3	6.29^c ±0.4	10.73^c ±0.6
	HME	-	52.1^a ±6.7	29.7^ab±3.8	28.0^b ±3.6	27.1^ab ±3.5	27.7^a ±3.6	35.8^a ±4.6

^a,b,cWithin a column and for each parameter (i.e. Hb, Hb Fe, HME), treatment group means without a common letter differ, P < 0.05.
¹Calculations are described in the materials and methods section.
²Values are means±SEM, n=10.
³The experimental diets are described in the materials and methods section.

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