Table 4.

Serum biochemical indices of broilers.

Parameters measured	CNTL	EALE	CHIT	EACH	SEM	p-value
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	112	122	101	130	5.99	0.38
Total triglyceride (mg/dL)	91.7	84.4	77.5	126	9.92	0.33
LDL (mg/dL)	28.4	33.6	25.2	36.1	3.16	0.63
HDL (mg/dL)	65.3	71.6	67.1	68.6	2.49	0.85
LDL/HDL	0.43	0.49	0.38	0.54	0.05	0.68
Total protein (g/dL)	2.96	3.31	2.80	3.45	0.12	0.22
Albumin (g/dL)	1.30	1.31	1.16	1.34	0.04	0.52
Globulin (g/dL)	1.61b	2.00ab	1.64b	2.25a	0.09	0.03
Albumin/globulin	0.78a	0.66b	0.73ab	0.65b	0.02	0.04
Uric acid (mg/dL)	3.27	2.23	2.79	4.06	0.35	0.31
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.08	0.01	0.10
AST (g/dL)	266	248	236	296	11.8	0.30

^a,bWith divergent superscripts, the means within the similar row differ considerably (p < 0.05), CNTL=Basal feed with no additives, EALE=Basal feed added with 0.01% encapsulated Acalypha australis L. leaf extract, CHIT=Basal feed added with 0.01% chitosan, EACH=Basal feed with 0.01% encapsulated Acalypha australis L. leaf extract and 0.01% chitosan, LDL=Low-density lipoprotein, HDL=High-density lipoprotein, A/G ratio=Albumin-to globulin ratio, AST=Aspartate aminotransferase, SEM=Standard error of means