Table 4. Effects of stocking density on plasma biochemical profiles in broiler (d 35)
Parameters | Stock density (birds/m2) | SEM1 | P-values2 |
26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | Linear | Quadratic |
T. chol (mg/dL) | 164.41 | 167.89 | 161.31 | 155.18 | 5.950 | 0.193 | 0.502 |
TG (mg/dL) | 42.68 | 38.60 | 41.33 | 34.43 | 3.239 | 0.123 | 0.672 |
GLU (mg/dL) | 243.09 | 225.09 | 225.29 | 240.46 | 8.563 | 0.943 | 0.061 |
TP (g/dL) | 3.85 | 3.64 | 3.88 | 3.55 | 0.165 | 0.338 | 0.663 |
AST (U/L) | 254.41 | 274.46 | 244.50 | 282.37 | 13.929 | 0.342 | 0.464 |
ALT (U/L) | 2.44 | 2.31 | 2.16 | 2.28 | 0.163 | 0.440 | 0.393 |
ALB (g/dL) | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 0.042 | 0.916 | 0.894 |
IP (mg/dL) | 6.75 | 6.70 | 6.80 | 6.46 | 0.254 | 0.462 | 0.569 |
SEM, standard error of means.
Orthogonal contrasts: linear and quadratic effect of supplemental yeast culture.
T. chol, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; GLU, glucose; TP, total protein; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALB, albumin; IP, inorganic phosphorus.