Table 6.
Effects of feeding corn silk meal and/or NSP enzyme on serum biochemical parameters.
| Treatments | ANOVA | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Enz | 4% CSM | 8% CSM | 4% CSM + Enz | 8% CSM + Enz | Enz | CSM | Enz × CSM | |
| Total protein, mg/dL | 3.35 ± 0.45 | 3.45 ± 0.15 | 3.575 ± 0.14 | 3.65 ± 0.58 | 3.9 ± 0.42 | 3.8 ± 0.18 | NS | NS | NS |
| Albumin, mg/dL | 2.175 ± 0.048 | 2.225 ± 0.18 | 2.175 ± 0.149 | 2.213 ± 0.131 | 2.1 ± 0.158 | 2.525 ± 0.111 | NS | NS | NS |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 140.0 ± 6.4 ab | 149.3 ± 5.9 a | 130.0 ± 8.5 bc | 125.3 ± 5.5 bc | 119.8 ± 2.4 c | 123.5 ± 2.2 bc | NS | * | * |
| HDL, mg/dL | 30.8 ± 3.3 b | 41.84 ± 1.9 a | 37.86 ± 2.61 ab | 37.51 ± 1.46 ab | 39.92 ± 3.32 a | 42.75 ± 3.4 a | * | * | * |
| LDL, mg/dL | 90.7 ± 3.5 | 86.16 ± 7.2 | 88.44 ± 7.4 | 85.05 ± 5.1 | 73.84 ± 7.8 | 73.85 ± 5.8 | NS | NS | NS |
| ALT, (U/L) | 23.75 ± 6.04 | 24.0 ± 3.24 | 20.5 ± 2.39 | 23.0 ± 3.34 | 21.25 ± 3.30 | 22.5 ± 5.86 | NS | NS | NS |
| AST, (U/L) | 242.3 ± 16.3 | 234 ± 29.2 | 244.3 ± 15.9 | 245.5 ± 14.7 | 229.8 ± 8.5 | 226 ± 12.8 | NS | NS | NS |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 170.5 ± 16.9 a | 144.5 ± 21.56 ab | 174 ± 7.9 a | 159.8 ± 9.3 ab | 121.8 ± 4.7 b | 133.5 ± 7.2 ab | NS | NS | * |
| T3, mg/dL | 0.835 ± 0.198 b | 1.495 ± 0.154 a | 1.358 ± 0.206 a | 1.45 ± 0.048 a | 1.223 ± 0.186 ab | 1.253 ± 0.104 ab | * | * | NS |
| Titers for ND | 1.5 ± 0.29 b | 2.25 ± 0.25 ab | 3.0 ± 0.41 a | 3.25 ± 0.47 a | 2.75 ± 0.62 ab | 3.5 ± 0.29 a | * | * | * |
| Titers for H9N1 | 1.5 ± 0.28 | 1.5 ± 0.28 | 1.75 ± 0.25 | 2.0 ± 0.41 | 2.5 ± 0.29 | 2.25 ± 0.47 | NS | NS | NS |
Enz: enzyme; CSM: corn silk meal; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase, T3: triiodothyronine. Values are expressed as the means ± standard error. Means within a row not sharing a common superscript significantly differ from each other. NS, not significant (p > 0.05); * p < 0.05.