Table 6. Effects of SLCPP supplementation on blood metabolites of broilers.
| Item | Treatment1) | SEM | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | PC | SPP | |||
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 284.00 | 268.38 | 233.37 | 17.78 | 0.51 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 6.25 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| Gamma glutamyl transferase (U/L) | 39.50 | 38.38 | 32.38 | 2.28 | 0.41 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 107.13 | 93.38 | 116.38 | 5.95 | 0.30 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 99.25 | 108.88 | 99.625 | 3.12 | 0.38 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 6.95 | 6.90 | 6.94 | 0.32 | 1.00 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 347.88 | 359.63 | 337.00 | 13.12 | 0.80 |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 2.93 | 2.84 | 2.72 | 0.07 | 0.45 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 1.24 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 0.04 | 0.33 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.99 | 0.85 | 1.08 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 2.63a | 2.51ab | 2.29b | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 5.26 | 4.94 | 5.41 | 0.21 | 0.68 |
| Inorganic phosphorus (mg/dL) | 12.17 | 12.13 | 11.53 | 0.29 | 0.63 |
Means within the same row having different letters differ significantly at p ≤ 0.05.
NC, basal diet; PC, basal diet + 0.01% enramycin; SPP, basal diet + 0.1% sodium long chain polyphosphate.
SLCPP, sodium long chain polyphosphate.