Table 6.
Characterization of serum metabolites in native chickens with high, medium, and low RFI
| Items | RFI groups | SEM1 | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Medium | Low | |||
| No. of birds | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| TP, g/L | 47.06 | 46.93 | 47.37 | 1.27 | 0.990 |
| Urea, mmol/L | 1.45 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 0.02 | 0.157 |
| UA, mmol/L | 246.40 | 234.50 | 225.70 | 11.83 | 0.775 |
| GLU, mmol/L | 5.67a | 11.5c | 8.95b | 0.62 | < 0.001 |
| TCH, mmol/L | 4.04 | 3.76 | 4.17 | 0.13 | 0.431 |
| TG, mmol/L | 1.74ab | 1.45a | 2.08b | 0.13 | 0.134 |
| HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.83 | 1.91 | 2.04 | 0.05 | 0.326 |
| LDL-C, mmol/L | 1.56a | 1.24b | 1.24b | 0.06 | 0.025 |
| FFA, mmol/L | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.06 | 0.977 |
| CK, U/L | 4,691.60 | 4,438.80 | 4,269.90 | 109.73 | 0.297 |
1SEM, pooled standard error of mean.
a–cMeans within a row with different superscripts letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).