TABLE 3.
Effect of different levels of sanguinarine on serum enzymes activities in laying hens fed different levels of crude protein (CP)
| CP (%) | Probability | SEM a | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 92.5 | 85 | CP | Sanguinarine | CP* Sanguinarine | ||||||||
| Sanguinarine (mg/kg) | 0.00 | 3.75 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 3.75 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 3.75 | 7.50 | ||||
| AST b (U/L) | 152 b | 150 a‐d | 147 a‐d | 168 b | 159 a‐d | 152 a‐d | 178 a | 170 a | 163 a | 0.048 | 0.151 | 0.005 | 6.075 |
| ALT b (U/L) | 30.2 b | 25.4 a‐d | 19.3 a‐d | 29.2 b | 25.5 a‐d | 23.1 a‐d | 37.0 a | 34.3 a | 28.5 b | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 1.566 |
| ALP b (U/L) | 1,195 | 989 | 897 | 1,378 | 1,250 | 1,049 | 1,383 | 1,280 | 1,147 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.051 | 21.07 |
a
SEM: standard error of the mean (n = 8 birds).
b
AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.
a‐d
Means with no common superscript within each row are significantly (p < .05) different.