Table 6.
Effect of dietary supplementation with graded levels of algae-derived polysaccharides (ADP) on serum markers of intestinal permeability in broiler chickens.
| Items | Dietary ADP levels (mg/kg) | SEM | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 5,500 | 7,000 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| DAY 21 | |||||||||
| D-Lactic acid, ng/ml | 6.07a | 4.36b | 4.49b | 4.81a,b | 4.94a,b | 4.77b | 0.41 | 0.071 | 0.031 |
| DAO, U/ml | 32.72a | 28.25b | 27.03b | 28.15b | 27.13b | 28.19b | 1.40 | 0.039 | 0.075 |
| DAY 35 | |||||||||
| D-Lactic acid, ng/ml | 3.77 | 3.14 | 2.74 | 3.06 | 3.20 | 3.35 | 0.54 | 0.320 | 0.401 |
| DAO, U/ml | 25.80a | 21.35b | 21.79b | 21.55b | 22.87b | 20.28b | 0.91 | 0.013 | 0.043 |
DAO, diamine oxidase.
SEM, standard error of means.
a,b
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05).