Table 3.
Effects of ion drinking water on blood biochemical composition of laying hens under high temperature conditions

Treatments	Calcium (mg/dL)	Phosphorus (mg/dL)	AST (IU/L)	Triglyceride (g/dL)	Cholesterol (mg/dL)	HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	Protein (g/dL)	Albumin (g/dL)	Interluken-2 mRNA
TW	21.19	2.87^b	155.66	0.30^a	150.93^a	11.28^b	5.34^b	2.08^b	1.09
CW	25.43	4.69^a	131.80	0.25^b	125.97^b	17.75^a	7.16^a	2.32^a	1.15
IW	25.13	4.00^a	151.20	0.28^ab	136.07^ab	21.16^a	6.45^ab	2.34^a	1.25
SEM	0.98	0.29	5.45	0.08	4.67	1.32	0.32	0.05	0.06
P-value	0.09	0.02	0.10	0.02	0.05	<0.01	0.05	0.05	0.62

Value with the different letters in the column are significantly different at 5% level.
TW, tap water; CW, cold water; IW, ion water.