Table 6.
Effect of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets on plasma measurements of broiler chickens.1,2
| Inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS1, % |
P-value4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | 0 | 10 | 20 | SEM | T | L | Q |
| ALT3, U/L | 3.00 | 2.83 | 2.87 | 0.18 | 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.64 |
| AST3, U/L | 262.07 | 261.06 | 252.62 | 6.89 | 0.57 | 0.34 | 0.65 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.31a | 0.27b | 0.30a | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.48 | <0.01 |
| Total protein, d/dL | 3.74 | 3.72 | 3.77 | 0.10 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.75 |
a,b
Means within a variable with no common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
1
DON, deoxynivalenol; DDGS, corn distillers dried grains with solubles.
2
Data are least squares means of 8 observations per treatment.
3
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.
4
T, overall effects of treatments; L, linear effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets; Q, quadratic effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets.