Table 4.
Effect of experimental diets on serum biochemical parameters of 10-week-old Japanese quails.
| Biochemical parameters | CM0 | CM25 | CM50 | CM125 | CM175 | SEM | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB, g/L | 22.00 | 22.43 | 18.13 | 20.0 | 23.91 | 1.84 | NS |
| ALP, U/L | 37.25a | 161.0b | 111.1ab | 112.9ab | 81.82ab | 23.48 | ** |
| ALT, U/L | 41.13 | 50.29 | 44.5 | 37.43 | 40.82 | 11.22 | NS |
| AMYL, U/L | 588.4 | 658.4 | 479.7 | 557.1 | 594.0 | 125.3 | NS |
| CA, mmol/L | 2.45 | 2.98 | 2.69 | 2.50 | 2.41 | 0.206 | NS |
| CHOL, mmol/L | 4.92 | 3.93 | 3.55 | 3.1 | 3.34 | 0.691 | NS |
| CREA, μmol/L | 11.63 | 12.43 | 19.38 | 15.0 | 16.36 | 3.68 | NS |
| GLOB, g/L | 30.0 | 32.29 | 25.13 | 27.71 | 31.0 | 2.59 | NS |
| GLU, mmol/L | 3.85 | 2.05 | 3.19 | 1.50 | 3.23 | 1.10 | NS |
| LIPA, U/L | 234.9 | 266.0 | 255.3 | 310.3 | 296.5 | 43.0 | NS |
| PHOS, mmol/L | 4.77 | 5.20 | 5.13 | 5.20 | 5.15 | 0.182 | NS |
| TBIL, μmol/L | 53.4 | 59.0 | 24.3 | 33.4 | 65.8 | 12.82 | NS |
| TP, g/L | 52.0 | 54.71 | 43.25 | 47.71 | 54.91 | 4.32 | NS |
| Urea, mmol/L | 1.28 | 1.74 | 1.23 | 1.63 | 1.85 | 0.347 | NS |
CM0 = control diet with no canola meal inclusion, CM25 = control diet in which 2.5% of soybean meal was replaced with canola meal; CM50 = control diet in which 5% of soybean meal was replaced with canola meal; CM125 = control diet in which 12.5% of soybean meal was replaced with canola meal; CM175 = control diet in which 17.5% of soybean meal was replaced with canola meal; SEM = standard error of the mean; ** = (P < 0.01); NS = not significant; ALB = albumin; ALP = alkaline phosphatase; ALT = alanine transaminase; AMYL = amylase; CA = blood calcium; CHOL = serum cholesterol; CREA = creatinine; GLOB = globulin; GLU = blood glucose; LIPA = lipase; PHOS = blood phosphorus; TBIL = total bilirubin; TP = total protein.
a,b Within a row, different superscripts denote significant differences (P < 0.05) between dietary treatments.