Table 4.
Effect of organic acid supplementation on serum constituents of broiler chicken.
| Parameter | Treatment Groups | Sig. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | ||
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 183.4 ± 8.02 | 184.2 ± 9.34 | 190.2 ± 8.83 | 180.3 ± 8.39 | 186.2 ± 4.27 | 179.0 ± 15.41 | 178.9 ± 12.45 | NS |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 128.3 ± 3.89 | 123.4 ± 2.35 | 125.3 ± 2.61 | 129.5 ± 0.91 | 127.3 ± 2.34 | 128.1 ± 2.78 | 122.5 ± 0.81 | NS |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 10.70 a± 0.16 | 11.94b ± 0.10 | 12.20b ± 0.25 | 11.76b ± 0.32 | 11.97b ± 0.30 | 11.78b ± 0.21 | 12.14b ± 0.38 | ∗ |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 6.22a ± 0.26 | 7.18b ± 0.22 | 7.59b ± 0.30 | 7.00ab ± 0.13 | 7.42b ± 0.34 | 6.93ab ± 0.39 | 7.53b ± 0.17 | ∗ |
| SGPT (μ/L) | 15.63 ± 0.47 | 14.95 ± 0.86 | 17.31 ± 2.04 | 16.623 ± 1.42 | 16.41 ± 0.84 | 15.24 ± 1.79 | 17.57 ± 0.65 | NS |
| SGOT (μ/L) | 97.79 ± 2.90 | 100.48 ± 5.12 | 97.60 ± 7.99 | 92.25 ± 10.04 | 99.10 ± 8.96 | 99.96 ± 4.95 | 95.61 ± 1.20 | NS |
*Means within the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P ≤ .05), NS: Non significant.