Table 3.
Blood biochemical parameters of broiler chickens fed different levels of summer savory extract (SSE).
| SSE (mg/kg) | Blood Constituents (mg/dL) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose | Uric Acid | Cholesterol | Triglycerides | HDL | LDL | ALP | |
| 0 (control) | 145.1 | 1.9 | 192.3 | 155.9 | 63.7 | 97.5 | 661.2 |
| 100 | 154.1 | 0.7 | 208.8 | 158.3 | 102.2 | 74.9 | 480.9 |
| 200 | 111.9 | 0.9 | 168.4 | 69.3 | 77.4 | 77.1 | 610.8 |
| 300 | 105.6 | 0.9 | 133.3 | 70.7 | 72.9 | 46.3 | 590.3 |
| 400 | 173.1 | 0.7 | 166.8 | 122.2 | 83.5 | 58.9 | 547.9 |
| SEM | 9.67 | 0.12 | 14.40 | 16.50 | 4.74 | 13.19 | 28.15 |
| p-Value | |||||||
| L | * | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| Q | ns | ** | ** | * | ** | * | ** |
SEM: standard error of the means; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; ALP: alkaline phosphatase. Orthogonal contrasts: L = linear, Q = quadratic; ns: not significant; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.