Table 5.
Effect of chicken egg lysozyme (LZM) and zinc bacitracin antibiotic (ZnB) on blood biochemical variables of rabbits.
| Control | ZnB | LZM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total protein (g/dL) | 6.30 ± 0.25 c | 7.03 ± 0.03 b | 7.46 ± 0.32 a |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.05 ± 0.24 a | 3.71 ± 0.11 a | 3.7 ± 0.12 a |
| Globulin (g/dL) | 2.25 ± 0.06 c | 3.33 ± 0.14 b | 3.76 ± 0.12 a |
| Albumin/globulin ratio | 1.80 ± 0.15 a | 0.89 ± 0.17 a | 0.98 ± 0.10 a |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.18 ± 0.20 a | 1.10 ± 0.04 a | 0.87 ± 0.12 b |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 4.40 ± 3.29 a | 3.67 ± 1.45 b | 3.53 ± 0.67 b |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (IU/L) | 55.0 ± 1.53 a | 53.67 ± 1.20 b | 51.3 ± 0.88 c |
| Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (IU/L) | 47.0 ± 1.53 a | 35.67 ± 1.20 b | 34.6 ± 0.88 b |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 28.3 ± 1.77 a | 26.00 ± 1.53 a | 28.7 ± 0.58 a |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 74.7 ± 0.88 a | 83.67 ± 0.88 a | 73.3 ± 1.73 a |
Different superscript letters (a–c) within the same row are meaningfully different at (p < 0.05) (n = 9).