Table 4. Blood biochemical parameters of finishing steers fed a total mixed ration supplemented with ensiled mulberry leaves (EML) or sun-dried mulberry fruit pomace (SMFP).
| Item | Experimental diet1 | SEM | P-value | ||
| CONT | EML | SMFP | |||
| Blood urea N (mmol/L) | 3.85 | 3.41 | 3.67 | 0.055 | 0.469 |
| Insulin (μU/mL) | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 0.021 | 0.491 |
| Total protein (g/L) | 78.34 | 79.57 | 74.21 | 0.044 | 0.856 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 32.87 | 34.89 | 32.42 | 0.190 | 0.696 |
| Glucose (g/L) | 5.21 | 5.35 | 5.11 | 0.456 | 0.143 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.21 | 4.02 | 4.34 | 0.267 | 0.456 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.493 | 0.098 |
| HDL (mmol/L) 2 | 2.64 | 2.41 | 2.35 | 0.562 | 0.251 |
| LDL (mmol/L) 2 | 0.95 | 1.13 | 0.98 | 0.345 | 0.667 |
| VLDL (mmol/L) 2 | 1.45 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 0.876 | 0.811 |
| Alanine transaminase (U/L) | 30.64 | 29.96 | 30.11 | 0.454 | 0.349 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase(U/L) | 35.11 | 36.23 | 35.64 | 0.659 | 0.289 |
| IgG (g/L) | 11.50 | 12.34 | 12.62 | 0.516 | 0.538 |
1 CONT = control; EML = ensiled mulberry leaves; SMFP = sun-dried mulberry fruit pomace.
2 HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; VLDL: Very low density lipoprotein.