Table 5.
Serum biochemical parameters of broilers fed different levels of garden cress powder
| Parameters | Treatments | SEM | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0GC | 0.75GC | 1.5GC | 2.25GC | |||
| AST (IU/L) | 202bc | 219ab | 227a | 193c | 7.09 | 0.008 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 4.11 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 0.41 | 0.996 |
| ALP (IU/L) | 5213a | 3724b | 5055a | 4416ab | 388 | 0.050 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 204a | 183b | 180b | 178b | 6.43 | 0.024 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 35.7a | 29.9ab | 29.0ab | 24.7b | 2.21 | 0.013 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 125a | 101c | 111bc | 113b | 3.65 | 0.000 |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 3.04 | 3.07 | 2.87 | 2.98 | 0.38 | 0.769 |
| Immunoglobulin(mg/dL) | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 0.15 | 0.934 |
AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, SEM standard error of the mean, GC garden cress, 0GC ration containing 0 % GC, 0.75GC 0.75 % GC, 1.5GC 1.5 % GC, 2.25GC 2.25 % GC
abcMeans in a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05)