Table 4.
The effect of experimental treatments on broiler blood parameters
| Blood parameters | Control | Licorice Essential Oil (%) | SEM | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Glucose | 253.500a | 210.370b | 189.120c | 178.680c | 3.622 | 0.000 |
| Triglycerides | 73.870 | 78.500 | 77.250 | 76.670 | 1.674 | 0.301 |
| LDL | 32.120a | 23.750b | 19.000bc | 12.000c | 1.782 | 0.000 |
| HDL | 59.370 | 62.870 | 66.000 | 12.660 | 2.248 | 0.166 |
| Cholesterol | 128.620a | 129.370b | 117.370bc | 110.870c | 3.822 | 0.000 |
a-b: dissimilar letters in each column indicate a significant difference (P<0.05)