Table 4. Effects of dietary supplementation of ferulic acid-based preparation on blood profiles in broiler chicks1,2
Item | CON | RBEX |
0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Total-C (mg/100 mL) | 131.17±7.74a | 105.71±4.00b | 111.00±3.28b | 104.43±2.14b |
AST (U/L) | 207.83±3.15 | 213.86±7.72 | 198.71±5.59 | 199.86±6.55 |
Globulin (mg/100 mL) | 1.52±0.09b | 1.44±0.08b | 1.76±0.72a | 1.80±0.09a |
Albumin (mg/100 mL) | 1.40±0.04 | 1.36±0.03 | 1.41±0.01 | 1.36±0.03 |
CON, control; TOTAL-C, total cholesterol; AST, astarate aminotransaminase.
Values are presented Means ± SE.
Means in a row without a common superscript letter differ (P<0.05).