Table 5 Effect of dietary germanium supplementation on the blood biochemical parameter in laying hens

Germanium(%)	ALB1(g/dL)	AST2(IU/L)	CHOL3(mg/dL)	HDL4(mg/dL)	Glucose(mg/dL)	Protein(g/dL)	Triglyceride (mg/dL)
0	2.29	158.42	238.43	16.28	264.47	6.78	3,364.72a
1	2.28	165.70	180.12	15.93	260.69	6.98	2,285.90b
2	2.41	163.72	180.75	17.61	259.09	7.08	2,328.33b
4	2.38	162.65	178.67	16.52	272.63	7.09	2,218.52b
SEM	0.02	3.04	10.22	0.85	4.98	0.09	0.09
P-value	0.13	0.88	0.09	0.92	0.80	0.63	0.01

^a,b Value with the different letters in the row are significantly different at 5% level.
¹ Albumin, ² Aspartate amino transferase, ³ Cholesterol, ⁴ High density lipoprotein cholesterol.