Table 5.

Effects of supplementation with sweeteners on the serum biochemical indexes of broiler chickens at 21 D.

Items1	Treatments				SEM	P-value
	CON	STE	SUC	SAC
TP (g/L)	18.00b	25.11a	13.70b	15.44b	1.32	<0.001
ALB (g/L)	14.50b	18.38a	10.75c	11.25c	0.66	<0.001
TBIL (μmol/L)	37.97	32.74	31.80	36.79	3.62	0.603
DBIL(μmol/L)	7.98	7.06	8.44	10.08	0.93	0.188
UA (μmol/L)	333.61	251.75	324.88	407.02	47.26	0.251

^a-cMeans with different letters within a row are significantly different (P < 0.05).

n = 6.

Abbreviations: CON, broiler chickens fed a basal diet; SAC, broiler chickens fed a basal diet supplemented with 600 mg/kg saccharin sodium; SEM, standard error of means; STE, broiler chickens fed a basal diet supplemented with 250 mg/kg stevioside; SUC, broiler chickens fed a basal diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg sucralose.

¹TP: Total protein; ALB: albumin; TBIL: total bilirubin; DBIL: direct bilirubin; UA: uric acid.