Table 6.
Serum chemistry of commercial broiler chicks among different treatment groups.
| Treatment | SG (g/dL) | TP(g/dL) | CHL (mg/dL) | GLU (mmol/L) | UA (mg/dL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting hours during incubation | 0 h | 1.48 | 3.01 ab | 120.65 | 15.81 ab | 2.91 b |
| 4 h | 1.19 | 2.50 b | 111.92 | 12.73 b | 2.25 c | |
| 8 h | 1.67 | 2.52 b | 117.75 | 12.68 b | 2.78 b | |
| 12 h | 1.79 | 3.17 ab | 128.93 | 13.54 b | 3.73 a | |
| 16 h | 1.41 | 3.66 a | 129.70 | 15.24 ab | 2.81 b | |
| 20 h | 1.78 | 2.93 b | 123.95 | 19.34 a | 2.97 b | |
| 24 h | 1.65 | 3.04 ab | 121.85 | 15.86 ab | 2.98 b | |
| SEM | 0.06 | 0.10 | 1.83 | 0.62 | 0.10 | |
| p-value | 0.0744 | 0.0263 | 0.1422 | 0.0429 | 0.0010 | |
Superscripts on different means within column differ significantly at p ≤ 0.05; SG = serum globulin; TP = total protein; CHL = cholesterol; GLU = glucose; UA = uric acid.