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Table 5.

Effect of additives on serum indices of broiler chickens at finisher phase.

Parameters	Basal (B)	B + 200t	B + 400t	B + 100c	B + 200c	B + 200t + 100c	B + 400t + 100c	B + 200t + 200c	C + 400t + 200c	SEM
Total protein (g/dl)	2.10^b	3.65^a	4.00^a	3.55^a	3.95^a	2.95^ab	3.25^ab	4.15^a	4.35^a	0.42
Globulin (g/dl)	1.10^b	2.55^a	2.90^a	2.35^a	2.75^a	1.80^ab	2.15^ab	3.05^a	3.15^a	0.40
Albumin (g/dl)	1.00	1.10	1.10	1.20	1.20	1.15	1.10	1.15	1.20	0.15
ALT (U/L)	41.50^c	18.50^ef	55.50^b	28.50^d	80.50^a	26.5^de	16.50^f	21.50^def	24.50^def	2.54
AST (U/L)	104.50	112.50	140.00	145.50	177.50	120.00	132.00	139.50	127.00	22.50
Creatinine (Mg/dl)	0.35^ab	0.45^a	0.45^a	0.20^b	0.25^ab	0.35^ab	0.30^ab	0.45^a	0.35^ab	0.07
LDL (Mg/dl)	28.55^abc	36.70^a	20.65^bc	30.20^abc	33.20^ab	18.10^e	31.10^abc	26.30^abc	26.60^abc	3.81
HDL (Mg/dl)	36.25^f	45.70^de	75.95^a	31.55^ef	44.00^de	75.05^a	60.20^bc	66.25^ab	53.00^cd	3.52
Total Cholesterol (Mg/dl)	103.25^ab	88.10^b	118.65^a	93.15^ab	98.05^ab	100.55^ab	98.35^ab	107.40^ab	101.65^ab	8.36

^{a, b, c, d, e, f} Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).

c – Cayenne Pepper Powder; t – Turmeric Rhizome Powder; mg/dl – milligram/deciliter.

HDL – High Density Lipoprotein; LDL – low density lipoprotein; g/dl – gram/deciliter.

U/L units per liter.