Table 6 Effect of dietary organic sulfur on blood composition in laying hens
Organic sulfur (%) | ALB1(g/dL) | AST2(IU/L) | Glucose(mg/dL) | Protein(g/dL) | TG3(mg/dL) | CHOL4(mg/dL) | HDL5(mg/dL) |
42 weeks |
0 | 1.64b | 182.15a | 239.91 | 4.71b | 1,367.33 | 124.12 | 4.08b |
0.1 | 1.93a | 172.24ab | 244.99 | 5.64a | 1,554.78 | 127.42 | 6.45a |
0.2 | 1.84a | 162.77b | 241.44 | 5.53a | 1,444.43 | 126.83 | 7.55a |
0.4 | 1.90a | 167.10b | 254.39 | 5.54a | 1,488.85 | 131.01 | 7.64a |
SEM | 0.04 | 2.69 | 3.23 | 0.13 | 66.45 | 4.80 | 0.48 |
P-value | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.42 | 0.01 | 0.82 | 0.97 | 0.01 |
54 weeks |
0 | 1.92 | 173.89a | 271.69 | 5.92 | 1,824.67 | 158.07 | 6.49b |
0.1 | 2.07 | 164.91ab | 270.72 | 6.27 | 2,189.10 | 157.96 | 9.27ab |
0.2 | 2.14 | 164.96ab | 275.07 | 6.28 | 2,074.62 | 152.13 | 10.00a |
0.4 | 2.12 | 155.44b | 269.40 | 6.50 | 2,144.91 | 161.17 | 12.33a |
SEM | 0.03 | 2.20 | 2.45 | 0.12 | 119.45 | 5.26 | 0.67 |
P-value | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.89 | 0.31 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 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 Triglycerides, 4 Cholesterol, 5 High density lipoprotein cholesterol.