Table 6 Effect of dietary fermented garlic solution on blood composition in laying hens
FGS (%) | ALB(g/dL) | AST(IU/L) | ALT(IU/L) | NF(mg/dL) | CHOL(mg/dL) | HDL(mg/dL) | IL-2 mRNA | CD4+/CD8+ |
0 | 2.41 | 144.53 | 4.78 | 2,192.92a | 196.22a | 9.61b | 1.10c | 1.27b |
0.05 | 2.35 | 143.31 | 4.26 | 1,813.44ab | 178.73ab | 12.94b | 2.17b | 1.62b |
0.10 | 2.70 | 134.61 | 5.51 | 1,328.66bc | 154.77bc | 25.91a | 3.30a | 2.94a |
0.20 | 2.49 | 126.42 | 4.77 | 1,076.75c | 146.65c | 20.50a | 2.94a | 2.54a |
SEM | 0.11 | 3.35 | 0.41 | 138.19 | 6.28 | 2.35 | 0.26 | 0.20 |
P-value | 0.75 | 0.19 | 0.79 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
a∼c Value with the different letters in the row are significantly different at 5% level. FGS: fermented garlic solution, ALB: albumin, AST: aspartate amino transferase, ALT: alanine amino transaminase, NF: neutral fat, CHOL: cholesterol, HDL: high density lipoprotein cholesterol. IL-2: interleukin 2, CD4+: T help cell, CD8+: cytotoxic cell.