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. 2020 Jul 2;99(10):4730–4740. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.039

Table 8.

Blood hematological, biochemical, and immunological parameters of turkeys at 16 wk of age.

Item Hb g/L TP g/L Globulin μg/L Ceruloplasmin μg/L Caspase-3 μg/L Caspase-8 μg/L
Treatment1
 Arg90Met30 19.69 22.58 994.7 9.60 0.081 7.279
 Arg90Met45 19.53 20.68 815.0 9.47 0.107 7.288
 Arg100Met30 21.98 27.44 1,060.4 9.93 0.080 7.518
 Arg100Met45 22.74 25.77 914.4 8.54 0.093 7.612
 Arg110Met30 22.63 27.06 898.1 12.42 0.090 7.229
 Arg110Met45 22.87 22.98 743.7 11.21 0.096 6.045
 SEM 0.397 1.025 28.04 0.384 0.005 0.227
Arg level, %
 90 19.61b 21.63 904.9a,b 9.53b 0.094 7.284
 100 22.36a 26.61 987.4a 9.23b 0.086 7.565
 110 22.75a 25.02 820.9b 11.82a 0.093 6.637
Met level, %
 30 21.43 25.69 984.4a 10.65 0.084 7.342
 45 21.72 23.14 824.4b 9.74 0.099 6.982
P-value
 Arg 0.002 0.135 0.032 0.009 0.819 0.242
 Met 0.696 0.215 0.002 0.207 0.162 0.432
 Arg x Met 0.871 0.867 0.959 0.738 0.747 0.444

a-bValues in the same column with no common superscript denote a significant difference (P ≤ 0.05).

Abbreviations: Hb, hemoglobin; TP, total protein.

1

Treatment: Arg90Met30 received 90% Arg level and 30% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg90Met45 received 90% Arg level and 45% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg100Met30 received 100% Arg level and 30% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg100Met45 received 100% Arg level and 45% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg110Met30 received 110% Arg level and 30% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg110Met45 received 110% Arg level and 45% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys.