Table 7.
Effects of dietary metabolizable energy levels on plasma variables of slow-growing Chinese yellow-feathered chickens at 15 weeks of age.
| Variables | Dietary Metabolizable Energy Levels (Kcal/kg), Analyzed Content | SEM | p | Linear | Quadratic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2805 | 2897 | 2997 | 3095 | 3236 | |||||
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.12 | 3.19 | 3.22 | 3.09 | 3.13 | 0.07 | 0.9687 | ||
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.377 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.002 | 0.3375 | ||
| Uric acid (mmol/L) | 197.00 a | 159.83 ab | 156.13 ab | 117.21 b | 134.79 b | 3.81 | 0.0109 | 0.005 | 0.012 |
Means within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05). SEM = pooled standard error mean.