Table 4.
The effect of herbal mixture or guanidinoacetic acid supplementation on blood profile in Hanhyup-3-ho chicken.1
| Items | CON | TRT1 | TRT2 | SEM2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 100 | |||||
| Albumin, (g/dL) | 1.68b | 1.84a | 1.75ab | 0.03 | 0.039 |
| Globulin, (g/dL) | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 0.03 | 0.906 |
| AST, (U/L) | 190.50 | 192.13 | 192.38 | 3.41 | 0.973 |
| ALT, (U/L) | 4.63 | 4.50 | 4.38 | 0.17 | 0.847 |
| Cholesterol, (mg/dL) | 176.38 | 163.25 | 170.13 | 4.06 | 0.436 |
| WBC, (10³/µl) | 2.13 | 2.04 | 2.0 5 | 0.15 | 0.966 |
| RBC, (106/µl) | 1.97 | 1.91 | 1.87 | 0.10 | 0.916 |
| Hb, (g/dL) | 9.14 | 9.11 | 8.93 | 0.12 | 0.730 |
| SOD (ng/mL) | 58.14b | 64.69a | 62.05ab | 0.93 | 0.009 |
1
Abbreviations: CON, Basal diet; TRT1, Basal diet + 0.05% herbal mixture (ginseng with artichoke extract); TRT2, Basal diet + 0.06% guanidinoacetic acid; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine transaminase; WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; Hb, Hemoglobin; SOD, superoxide dismutase.
2
Standard error of means.
a,b
Means in the same row with different superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).