Table 4.
Effect of in ovo inoculation of thiacloprid (TH), chicoric (CA), and rosmarinic acids (RA) on liver function markers and lipid profile in 7-day hatchlings.
| Experimental groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | TH | CA | RA | TH/CA | TH/RA | TH/CA+RA | P-value | |
| Liver function | ||||||||
| ALT (U/L) | 15.91 ± 2.15d | 78.90 ± 1.85a | 14.22 ± 0.48d | 15.80 ± 2.17d | 45.27 ± 2.88b | 45.09 ± 3.06b | 30.34 ± 2.92c | <0.001 |
| AST(U/L) | 61.81 ± 0.99d | 182.46 ± 2.05a | 54.52 ± 0.35d | 60.26 ±.09d | 108.96 ± 4.53c | 133.40 ± 3.58b | 64.30 ± 2.14d | <0.001 |
| TP (g/dl) | 4.58 ± 0.04 | 4.57 ± 0.03 | 4.58 ± 0.04 | 4.62 ± 0.03 | 4.55 ± 0.06 | 4.57 ± 0.05 | 4.60 ± 0.03 | 0.938 |
| ALB (g/dl) | 1.78 ± 0.04 | 1.77 ± 0.03 | 1.79 ± 0.04 | 1.80 ± 0.03 | 1.79 ± 0.04 | 1.77 ± 0.03 | 1.77 ± 0.03 | 0.996 |
| GLU (g/dl) | 2.86 ± 0.020 | 2.84 ± 0.01 | 2.86± 0.01 | 2.85 ± 0.01 | 2.86 ± 0.01 | 2.85 ± 0.02 | 2.85 ± 0.02 | 0.988 |
| Lipid profile | ||||||||
| TC (mg/dl) | 175.18 ± 0.56b | 190.34 ± 0.66a | 166.66 ± 1.80c | 165.55 ± 3.18c | 181.25 ± 0.57b | 189.61 ± 0.62a | 175.52 ± 0.05b | <0.001 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 49.15 ± 0.11 | 49.10 ± 0.10 | 48.08 ± 0.11 | 48.39 ± 0.58 | 48.81 ± 0.19 | 48.89 ± 0.28 | 48.99 ± 0.30 | 0.161 |
Values are mean ± SE, values not sharing a joint superscript letter (a - d) differ significantly at *P < 0.05.