Table 4.
Effects of dietary treatments on blood biochemical characteristics of broilers
| Treatment | Cholesterol | Triglyceride | Glucose | LDL | HDL | VLDL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mg/dl) | ||||||
| Feed form | ||||||
| Mash | 128.8 | 94.7b | 232.9 | 67.1 | 43.2 | 18.9b |
| Pellet | 129.5 | 133.9a | 258.8 | 68.8 | 41.5 | 26.6a |
| Feed size | ||||||
| Course | 137.7 | 119.2 | 259.6 | 68.7 | 43.6 | 23.7 |
| Fine | 120.6 | 109.4 | 232.5 | 67.2 | 41.0 | 21.8 |
| L-threonine | ||||||
| + | 125.6 | 87.7b | 237.3 | 68.2 | 42.7 | 17.5b |
| - | 132.7 | 140.9a | 254.5 | 67.6 | 42.0 | 28.1a |
| SEM | 7.96 | 9.80 | 16.03 | 2.33 | 1.44 | 1.98 |
| Interaction effects | ||||||
| Probability value | ||||||
| A × B | 0.53 | 0.38 | 0.96 | 0.44 | 0.77 | 0.37 |
| A × C | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.97 |
| B × C | 0.45 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.86 | 0.60 | 0.66 |
| A × B × C | 0.41 | 0.13 | 0.80 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 0.12 |
a-bMeans without a common superscripts in per column are significantly different (P < 0.05).
A: feed form; B: feed size; C: L-threonine.