Table 7.
Liver and kidney function of growing Japanese quail as affected by dietary treatments.
| Items 1 | Chemical Nano Selenium Levels (g/kg Diet) | SEM | p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| TP (g/dL) | 3.27 | 2.88 | 3.22 | 3.35 | 0.109 | 0.332 | 0.067 |
| ALB (g/dL) | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 0.026 | 0.707 | 0.086 |
| GLOB (g/dL) | 1.63 c | 1.72 c | 1.95 b | 2.19 a | 0.066 | 0.0003 | 0.329 |
| A/G (%) | 0.74 a | 0.71 a | 0.65 a | 0.53 b | 0.022 | 0.0005 | 0.122 |
| AST (IU/L) | 221.2 | 229.0 | 237.8 | 238.3 | 4.207 | 0.031 | 0.500 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 10.8 c | 12.9 b | 13.7 b | 16.67 a | 0.493 | <0.0001 | 0.415 |
| LDH (IU/L) | 119.5 c | 143.5 a | 133.2 b | 144.0 a | 1.328 | <0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.33 b | 0.33 b | 0.42 a | 0.44 a | 0.017 | 0.0008 | 0.660 |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 6.86 | 7.03 | 7.12 | 7.24 | 0.098 | 0.050 | 0.839 |
Means in the same row with no superscript letters after them or a similar superscript letter following them are not significantly different (p < 0.05). 1 TP: total protein; ALB: albumin; GLOB: globulin; A/G: albumin/ globulin ratio; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase and ALT: alanine aminotransferase.