The oleoresins were diluted in soybean oil
without the addition of synthetic antioxidants. After
the adaptation period, gavage was performed every
day in all groups, due to the fact that it is a stressgenerator
process. Groups 1 and 2 were supplemented
with soybean oil, so that the same energetic ingestion
was maintained among the groups. The ingestion and
weight of the animals were daily monitored during
the whole assay in order to obtain the calculation
parameter of the oleoresins that were administered
and to analyze the weight gain curve and the feed
efficiency of the diet (weight gain/diet consumption).
The average was used as measurement of central
tendency of each