. 2024 Aug 4;14(15):2271. doi: 10.3390/ani14152271

Table 3.

The effects of different cage enrichments on the blood biochemical parameters of rabbits (mean ± SE).

Treatments	T1 (Control)	T2 (Rubber Floor)	T3 (Colored Balls)	T4 (Mirror)	p Value
Parameters	T1 (Control)	T2 (Rubber Floor)	T3 (Colored Balls)	T4 (Mirror)	p Value
Total protein (g/dL)	5.58 ^b ± 0.11	5.73 ^b ± 0.09	6.18 ^a ± 0.14	6.15 ^a ± 0.05	0.041
Albumin (g/dL)	3.99 ^b ± 0.04	3.89 ^b ± 0.12	4.15 ^a ± 0.05	3.96 ^b ± 0.12	0.035
Globulin (g/dL)	1.59 ^c ± 0.09	1.84 ^b ± 0.11	2.03 ^a ± 0.15	2.19 ^a ± 0.15	0.022
Alb/Glob ratio	2.51 ^a ± 0.14	2.11 ^b ± 1.10	2.05 ^b ± 0.22	1.83 ^c ± 0.18	0.008
Glucose (mg/dL)	141.86 ^b ± 5.05	135.71 ^c ± 4.05	152.80 ^a ± 3.09	149.85 ^a ± 3.95	0.005
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	79.20 ^c ± 4.13	64.62 ^d ± 2.10	84.40 ^b ± 3.31	93.62 ^a ± 2.32	0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	66.60 ^b ± 4.36	61.25 ^b ± 2.69	64.03 ^b ± 2.17	75.80 ^a ± 2.04	0.003
HDL (mg/dL)	37.01 ^b ± 1.63	30.20 ^c ± 1.37	38.00 ^b ± 2.01	42.01 ^a ± 2.90	0.030
LDL (mg/dL)	28.89 ± 2.43	27.97 ± 1.71	29.49 ± 2.23	30.04 ± 1.18	0.062
AST (U/L)	42.41 ^b ± 1.60	43.80 ^b ± 1.08	54.60 ^a ± 1.20	55.20 ^a ± 1.37	0.001
ALT (U/L)	36.75 ^b ± 1.97	40.20 ^a ± 1.13	39.86 ^a ± 0.99	41.25 ^a ± 2.67	0.003
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.74 ^b ± 0.02	0.78 ^a ± 0.03	0.77 ^a ± 0.04	0.78 ^a ± 0.02	0.001
IgG (mg/mL)	13.25 ^b ± 0.73	13.46 ^b ± 0.55	15.34 ^a ± 0.47	14.42 ^a ± 0.99	0.003
IgM (mg/mL)	6.72 ^c ± 0.35	6.66 ^c ± 0.41	8.18 ^a ± 0.54	7.77 ^b ± 0.17	0.001
T₃ (ng/dL)	0.83 ^b ± 0.01	0.79 ^c ± 0.01	0.91 ^a ± 0.02	0.86 ^b ± 0.03	0.001
Corticosterone (ng/mL)	14.41 ^a ± 0.26	15.01 ^a ± 1.05	12.58 ^b ± 0.21	12.05 ^b ± 0.21	0.004

^a,b,c,d Means having different letters in the same row are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). Alb/Glob = albumin/globulin. HDL = high-density lipoprotein. LDL = low-density lipoprotein. AST = aspartate aminotransferase. ALT = alanine transaminase. IgG = immunoglobulin G. IgM = immunoglobulin M. T₃ = triiodothyronine.