Table 7. Effect of prebiotic, oligosaccharides extract of palm kernel cake (OligoPKC), on biochemical serum parameters at day 14 of age.
| Parameter | Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | PREBovo | PREBd | PREBovo+d | |
| urea (mmol/L) | 1.30±0.39 | 1.25±0.13 | 1.40±0.32 | 1.20±0.08 |
| Uric acid (mmol/L) | 0.31±0.04 | 0.39±0.20 | 0.32±0.11 | 0.25±0.11 |
| Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.30±0.13 | 2.46±0.15 | 2.34±0.25 | 2.39±0.12 |
| Corrected calcium (mmol/L) | 2.87±0.11 | 3.03±0.14 | 2.90±0.22 | 2.97±0.10 |
| Total protein (g/L) | 25.00±4.24 | 25.00±2.16 | 24.75±2.22 | 24.25±2.50 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 11.50±1.73 | 11.75±1.26 | 11.75±1.71 | 11.25±1.50 |
| Globulin (g/L) | 13.50±2.52 | 13.25±0.96 | 13.00±0.82 | 13.00±1.83 |
| Albumin /globulin ratio | 0.83±0.05 | 0.88±0.05 | 0.90±0.12 | 0.88±0.13 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.33±0.26 | 2.35±0.26 | 2.33±0.33 | 2.20±0.20 |
| Triacylglycerol (mmol/L) | 0.68±0.18 | 0.62±0.09 | 0.70±0.12 | 0.69±0.09 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.70±0.27 | 1.65±0.09 | 1.75±0.25 | 1.55±0.15 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 0.32±0.02 | 0.42±0.15 | 0.26±0.15 | 0.33±0.21 |
| Total cholesterol/HDL ratio | 1.38±0.10 | 1.43±0.10 | 1.33±0.10 | 1.43±0.15 |
| glucose (mmol/L) | 11.75±1.12 | 10.55±1.32 | 12.50±1.92 | 11.85±1.76 |
Values are means ± SD of 6 replicates. C, control; PREBovo, 20mg OligoPKC in ovo-injected; PREBd, fed 1% OligoPKC; PREBovo+d, 20 mg OligoPKC in ovo-injected + fed 1% OligoPKC. Parallel to in ovo injection of OligoPKC, an active component, saline as placebo was injected.