Table 9. Effects of supplemental different minerals on subjective and sensory evaluation in broiler chickens under cyclic heat stress

Items	NC	PC	ILT	ZLT	OC	SE	p-value
Subjective
Water	2.08	1.83	2.00	2.17	1.92	0.25	0.884
Color	2.50	2.33	2.83	2.17	2.83	0.22	0.157
Hardness	3.00	2.83	3.17	2.67	2.67	0.29	0.684
Sensory
Texture	3.17^a	1.83^b	2.67^ab	3.50^a	2.67^ab	0.23	< 0.001
Juiciness	3.67^a	2.00^b	2.67^ab	3.50^a	2.83^ab	0.27	0.001
Flavor	3.50^a	1.50^b	3.00^a	3.67^a	3.17^a	0.25	< 0.001
Total preference	3.83^a	2.00^b	3.17^ab	3.83^a	3.17^ab	0.30	< 0.001

Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
NC, basal diet; PC, NC and start of heat stress at the 2nd week; ILT, PC + 1% of illite; ZLT, PC + 1% of zeolite; OC, PC + 400 ppb of organic chromium.
SE, standard error.