Table 8.
Effect of dietary chestnut wood extract supplementation on serum metabolic indices in broilers.1
| Item | CON | CTC | CWE | SEM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC (mmol/L) | 1.55a | 1.60a | 1.19b | 0.07 | 0.023 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.02 | 0.705 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 0.03 | 0.614 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 0.31a | 0.30a | 0.19b | 0.02 | 0.035 |
| Urea-N (mmol/L) | 1.23a | 1.24a | 1.19b | 0.03 | 0.023 |
SEM, pooled standard error of the means. Different superscript lowercase letters in the same row means significantly different at P < 0.05.
Abbreviations: CON, control; CTC, antibiotic (chlortetracycline); CWE, chestnut wood extract; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.
1
Data represented the mean value of 7 sample per treatment.