Table 6.
Effects of perch type and height on serum biochemical profiles in broiler (d 35)

	TC (mg/dL)	TG (mg/dL)	GLU (mg/dL)	TP (g/dL)	AST (U/L)	ALT (U/L)	ALB (g/dL)	IP (mg/dL)
Perch type
Wood		115.16	34.54	182.63	2.93	252.53^b	2.09	1.22	7.58
Steel		115.24	32.07	187.69	2.92	265.59^a	2.07	1.23	7.51
Plastic		116.52	33.15	187.74	2.90	268.15^a	2.04	1.24	7.62
SEM		1.84	0.77	3.90	0.04	4.28	0.07	0.00	0.07
Perch height
10 cm		117.01	32.85	186.25	2.95	265.38	2.11	1.24	7.59
30 cm		114.27	33.66	185.79	2.88	258.80	2.02	1.22	7.55
SEM		1.50	0.63	3.02	2.95	3.50	0.55	0.01	0.06
Perch type*Height
Wood	10 cm	113.92	33.75	182.84	2.91	255.34	2.06	1.22	7.57
Wood	30 cm	116.40	35.33	182.42	2.94	249.73	2.12	1.23	7.58
Steel	10 cm	116.73	32.68	188.07	2.96	269.66	2.10	1.23	7.51
Steel	30 cm	113.76	31.46	187.31	2.88	261.53	2.03	1.22	7.51
Plastic	10 cm	120.38	32.12	187.85	2.98	271.15	2.17	1.29	7.70
Plastic	30 cm	112.66	34.18	187.64	2.82	265.14	1.92	1.20	7.54
SEM		2.60	1.08	5.22	0.06	6.06	0.09	0.22	0.10
P-values
Perch type		0.842	0.078	0.534	0.865	0.025	0.871	0.824	0.496
Perch height		0.201	0.362	0.914	0.166	0.186	0.252	0.189	0.548
Interaction		0.151	0.268	0.999	0.311	0.975	0.252	0.104	0.615