. 2021 Sep 16;100(12):101484. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101484

Table 2.

Effects of dietary TA supplementation on the serum lipid metabolism parameters of broilers.

Item¹	Dietary TA concentration, mg/kg					SEM	P-value
Item¹	0	200	400	600	800	SEM	P-value
21 d
TG, mmol/L	0.70^ab	0.69^ab	0.79^a	0.54^b	0.62^ab	0.026	0.041
TC, mmol/L	2.64	2.48	2.46	2.39	2.65	0.063	0.592
HDL-C,mmol/L	0.46^a	0.28^ab	0.11^b	0.20^b	0.17^b	0.036	0.035
LDL-C,mmol/L	0.10	0.09	0.09	0.13	0.14	0.011	0.467
42 d
TG, mmol/L	1.46^a	1.34^ab	1.43^a	1.14^b	1.38^ab	0.060	0.038
TC, mmol/L	2.27	2.60	2.59	2.20	2.27	0.078	0.226
HDL-C,mmol/L	0.21^b	0.23^b	0.35^ab	0.53^a	0.54^a	0.040	0.009
LDL-C,mmol/L	0.20	0.25	0.25	0.15	0.21	0.022	0.489

^a,b

Means in the same row with different letters differ significantly (P < 0.05). Data are means for 8 birds per treatment.

Abbreviations: HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol.