Table 6.
Effect of dietary supplementation of imidacloprid (IMI), curcumin (CUR), and their combinations on serum biochemical measurements (liver function, protein profile, and lipid profile) of Ross 308 broiler chickens.
| Parameter | ALT (U/L) |
AST (U/L) |
TP (g/dL) |
Albumin (g/dL) |
Globulin (g/dL) | A/G Ratio | TG (mg/dL) |
TC (mg/dL) |
HDL (mg/dL) |
LDL (mg/dL) |
VLDL (mg/dL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | |||||||||||
| 1st group C | 20.67 ±0.92 b |
215.33 ±24.58 b |
2.79 ±0.16 ab |
1.54 ±0.09 a |
1.25 ±0.07 a |
1.23 ±0.01 |
43.00 ±1.32 b |
115.33 ±3.75 c |
78.33 ±1.12 ab |
34.60 ±1.27 c |
10.07± 0.22 b |
| 2nd group CUR | 17.83 ±0.60 c |
174.00 ±20.10 b |
2.92 ±0.17 a |
1.66 ±0.07 a |
1.26 ±0.11 a |
1.35 ±0.10 |
24.00 ±0.73 c |
101.33 ±2.74 d |
82.67 ±1.65 a |
11.07 ±1.00 d |
7.60± 0.48 b |
| 3rd group IMI-treated | 25.66 ±0.56 a |
438.33 ±55.56 a |
1.75 ±0.09 b |
0.93 ±0.04 d |
0.82 ±0.05 b |
1.16 ±0.05 |
77.04 ±2.01 a |
147.00 ±4.21 a |
55.00 ±2.39 c |
76.57 ±1.44 a |
15.43± 0.39 a |
| 4th group CUR+IMI Co-treated | 23.16 ±0.70 ab |
229.33 ±8.83 b |
2.03 ±0.11 b |
1.17 ±0.08 cd |
0.86 ±0.05 b |
1.33 ±0.08 |
49.50 ±1.78 b |
128.33 ±2.79 b |
71.67 ±4.59 b |
46.00 ±4.05 b |
10.67± 0.22 b |
| 5th group CUR+IMI Pro/co-treated | 21.00 ±0.73 b |
285.67 ±16.61 b |
2.09 ±0.16 bc |
1.21 ±0.09 bcd |
0.88 ±0.08 b |
1.42 ±0.11 |
44.33 ±2.76 b |
121.00 ±1.32 bc |
76.00 ±2.03 ab |
34.67 ±3.17 c |
10.33± 0.28 b |
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Total protein (TP), Albumin (Album), Globulin (Gl.), Albumin/Globulin ratio (A/G ratio), Triglycerides (TGs), Total Cholesterol (TC), High-density lipoprotein (HDL), Low density lipoprotein (LDL), and Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL). Values are mean ± SEM of six birds per experimental group. Means within the same column carrying different superscripts were significantly different at (p < 0.05).