Table 5.
The intra-cellular nuclear DNA damage rate of White Leghorns kept in conventional cages and floor-pens
Housing types
% DNA in tail
Tail moment
Olive moment
Cages
5.17±0.80
a
6.28±1.55
a
7.51±1.42
a
Floor-pens
4.26±0.56
b
5.34±1.72
b
5.42±1.17
b
P
-values
<0.0001
0.0021
<0.0001