Table 5.

Effects of Lactobacillus johnsonii BS15 on serum biochemical parameters

Parameter	NC	SNE	BS15	P
ALT, IU/l	11.58 ± 1.07b	13.87 ± 1.39a	12.02 ± 1.20b	0.013
AST, IU/l	131.70 ± 13.23b	155.21 ± 16.79a	142.23 ± 14.49ab	0.048
TG, mmol/l	0.29 ± 0.03	0.25 ± 0.03	0.27 ± 0.03	0.108
TC, mmol/l	2.52 ± 0.23b	2.92 ± 0.17a	2.71 ± 0.26ab	0.026
HDL-C, mmol/l	2.91 ± 0.31a	2.40 ± 0.29b	2.79 ± 0.26a	0.020
LDL-C, mmol/l	1.01 ± 0.16	1.24 ± 0.17	1.12 ± 0.16	0.086

Means in the same row with no superscripts or with a common superscript letter do not differ significantly (P < 0.05). Data are presented with the mean ± standard deviation (for six replicates of one chick per cage). NC = basal diet without supplementation; SNE = necrotic enteritis experimental model group; BS15 = basal diet with 1.0 × 10⁶ cfu BS15/g diet as feed

AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol