Table 7.
Effects of dietary AOP supplementation on the serum biochemical index in laying breeder hens.
| Items | Treatments |
SEM |
p-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | AOP1 | AOP3 | AOP | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| AST (U/L) | 236.07 | 222.70 | 211.88 | 7.059 | 0.398 | 0.183 | 0.933 |
| ALT (U/L) | 4.92 | 4.08 | 3.75 | 0.470 | 0.608 | 0.341 | 0.811 |
| ALB (g/L) | 10.78b | 13.62a | 13.42a | 0.539 | 0.045 | 0.036 | 0.146 |
| TP (g/L) | 43.58b | 53.07a | 47.95ab | 1.415 | 0.013 | 0.134 | 0.008 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.65a | 2.74b | 2.87b | 0.346 | 0.025 | 0.018 | 0.132 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 11.38a | 4.61b | 5.49b | 0.882 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.004 |
| GLU (mmol/L) | 6.08a | 4.64b | 4.20b | 0.309 | 0.022 | 0.009 | 0.370 |
| Ca (mmol/L) | 3.63 | 3.98 | 3.92 | 0.067 | 0.059 | 0.062 | 0.115 |
| P (mmol/L) | 2.83b | 3.75a | 3.76a | 0.166 | 0.020 | 0.014 | 0.135 |
a-b
Means within a row with no common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05). Values are means ± SEM (n = 6 hens). Abbreviations: CON, control group, basal diet; AOP1, basal diet supplemented with 1 g/kg AOP; AOP3, basal diet supplemented with 3 g/kg AOP; AST, aspartate amino transferase; ALT, alanine transaminase; ALB, albumin; TP, total protein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; GLU, glucose; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus.