Table 2.
Effect of insulin treatment on serum biochemical indicators.
| Items Time pointa | Breed | P Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA broiler | Silky fowl | Breed | Time | Breed×Time | ||
| UREA mmol/l | 0 min | 0.41 ± 0.08 | 0.75 ± 0.07 | # | NS | NS |
| 120 min | 0.24 ± 0.04* | 0.85 ± 0.08 | ||||
| 240 min | 0.31 ± 0.04* | 0.82 ± 0.13 | ||||
| URIC mmol/l | 0 min | 238.00 ± 61.05 | 230.67 ± 16.74 A | # | NS | # |
| 120 min | 334.25 ± 58.04 | 359.50 ± 56.57 | ||||
| 240 min | 197.60 ± 17.83* | 482.33 ± 74.33B | ||||
| CHOL mmol/l | 0 min | 3.10 ± 0.21 | 3.52 ± 0.20 A | # | # | # |
| 120 min | 3.22 ± 0.37* | 4.78 ± 0.50B | ||||
| 240 min | 3.27 ± 0.10 | 3.02 ± 0.24 A | ||||
| TG mmol/l | 0 min | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.41 ± 0.04 | NS | NS | NS |
| 120 min | 0.38 ± 0.04 | 0.61 ± 0.14 | ||||
| 240 min | 0.43 ± 0.10 | 0.47 ± 0.06 | ||||
| HDLD mmol/l | 0 min | 2.33 ± 0.13 | 2.45 ± 0.15 | NS | NS | NS |
| 120 min | 2.20 ± 0.28 | 2.45 ± 0.32 | ||||
| 240 min | 2.12 ± 0.21 | 2.13 ± 0.16 | ||||
| LDLD mmol/l | 0 min | 0.63 ± 0.06 | 0.83 ± 0.19 | NS | NS | NS |
| 120 min | 0.75 ± 0.17 | 1.89 ± 0.79 | ||||
| 240 min | 0.75 ± 0.09 | 0.70 ± 0.07 | ||||
aMeans at 0 min, 120 min and 240 min after insulin injection (denoted the time effect). Data are expressed as mean ± standard error. Different capital letters across time indicates P < 0.05, * across breed indicates P < 0.05, absence of letter or * indicates that the statistical analysis was non-significant. NS = not significant, # means P < 0.05.