. 2020 Nov 19;100(3):100831. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.10.072

Table 9.

Effect of in ovo injection of black cumin extract on serum biochemical parameters of broiler chickens at market age.

Parameters	TB	FB	SB	EB	AA	SA	WA	SEM	P value
Creatinine¹	0.40	0.35	0.30	0.35	0.30	0.45	0.45	0.019	0.0996
ALT (U/L)	63.00^a	51.50^b,c	45.00^c	48.00^b,c	45.00^c	58.50^a,b	58.00^a,b	1.920	0.0013
AST (U/L)	128.50^a	116.00^a	78.50^b	118.00^a	84.50^b	141.00^a	136.50^a	6.472	0.0005
Total protein¹	2.60b^c	2.40^c	3.45^a,b	2.45^c	4.05^a	1.85^c	1.75^c	0.218	0.0001
Albumin¹	1.05^b,c	0.90^c	1.50^a,b	0.95^b,c	2.00^a	0.85^c	0.90^c	0.114	0.0005
Globulin¹	1.55^a,b	1.50^a,b	1.95^a	1.50^a,b	2.05^a	1.00^a,b	0.85	0.16	0.0230
Glucose¹	117.00	98.00	76.50	103.00	68.00	144.50	141.00	9.856	0.2571
Triglycerides¹	64.00^b	54.50^b,c	49.50^b,c	57.50^b,c	35.00^c	96.00^a	96.50^a	6.147	0.0004

Means within a row with different superscript differ significantly at P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: AA, 3 mg ascorbic acid; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BC, black cumin; EB, 8 mg BC extracts; FB, 4 mg BC; SA, eggs injected with 0.9% saline solution; SB, 6 mg BC; TB, 2 mg BC; WA, eggs without in ovo injection.

mg/dL.