Table 5. Effects of dietary trace mineral forms and fat source on the serum biomarkers of broilers.
| Treatment | TC mmol/L |
TG mmol/L |
LPL U/L |
HDL-C mmol/L |
LDL-C mmol/L |
INS mU/L |
GLU pg/mL |
T4 µg/L |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trace minerals | Fat | ||||||||
| Uncoated | Soy oil | 3.88±0.06 | 1.20±0.11 | 122.74±1.13 | 1.77±0.02 | 0.91±0.05 | 13.03±0.63 | 42.82±0.70 | 87.45±1.39 |
| Lard | 3.91±0.05 | 1.16±0.05 | 124.78±1.78 | 1.79±0.03 | 0.95±0.09 | 12.35±0.19 | 42.29±1.31 | 85.73±0.68 | |
| Coated | Soy oil | 4.03±0.17 | 1.30±0.04 | 125.66±1.25 | 1.80±0.07 | 0.81±0.12 | 13.71±1.08 | 43.25±1.01 | 75.12±0.79 |
| Lard | 4.07±0.23 | 1.22±0.10 | 127.77±2.72 | 1.86±0.04 | 0.84±0.11 | 13.07±0.32 | 42.79±1.05 | 74.44±1.42 | |
| Main effect: Trace minerals | |||||||||
| Uncoated | 3.90±0.05 | 1.18±0.08 | 123.76±1.76 | 1.78±0.02 | 0.93±0.07 | 12.69±0.57 | 42.55±1.02 | 86.593±1.37 | |
| Coated | 4.05±0.19 | 1.26±0.08 | 126.72±2.26 | 1.83±0.06 | 0.82±0.11 | 13.39±0.82 | 43.02±0.98 | 74.779±1.12 | |
| Fat | |||||||||
| Soy oil | 3.95±0.14 | 1.25±0.10 | 124.20±1.91 | 1.79±0.05 | 0.86±0.10 | 13.37±0.90 | 43.03±0.83 | 81.28±6.68 | |
| Lard | 3.99±0.17 | 1.19±0.08 | 126.28±2.66 | 1.82±0.05 | 0.89±0.11 | 12.71±0.46 | 42.54±1.13 | 80.09±6.62 | |
| Significance (P-value) | |||||||||
| Trace minerals | 0.058 | 0.077 | 0.007 | 0.053 | 0.055 | 0.052 | 0.391 | <0.001 | |
| Fat | 0.605 | 0.174 | 0.043 | 0.122 | 0.460 | 0.064 | 0.359 | 0.054 | |
| Minerals×Fat | 0.935 | 0.641 | 0.972 | 0.379 | 0.925 | 0.944 | 0.941 | 0.368 | |
TC, Total cholesterol; TG, Triglyceride; LPL, Lipoprotein lipase; HDL-C, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; INS, Insulin; GLU, Glucagon; T4, Thyroxine