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Table 3 Effects of different levels of fermented or enzymatically treated dried brewers’ grains on some serum biochemical parameters

From: Effects of graded levels of microbial fermented or enzymatically treated dried brewer’s grains on growth, digestive and nutrient transporter genes expression and cost effectiveness in broiler chickens

Treatments1

Total protein (g/dl)

Albumin (g/dl)

Globulin (g/dl)

TC (mg/dl)

TAG (mg/dl)

HDL (mg/dl)

LDL (mg/dl)

AST (U/L)

ALT (U/L)

NC

4.55

3.14

1.41

174.50a

72.13

77.41

82.75a

1.63

51.38

PC

4.87

3.28

1.59

165.16a

77.22

76.03

73.68a

1.51

51.30

FDBG5%

5.19

3.75

1.440

154.52b

75.67

76.72

62.66b

1.51

51.83

FDBG10%

5.13

3.07

2.06

156.94b

72.27

78.36

64.13b

1.64

51.67

FDBG15%

6.02

3.03

2.99

157.33b

76.38

78.30

63.75b

1.60

53.18

DBG5%+Enz

5.09

3.32

1.77

162.80ab

79.14

73.21

73.75ab

1.61

52.61

DBG10%+Enz

4.92

3.583

1.54

172.95a

75.81

69.97

87.83a

1.63

52.86

DBG15%+Enz

4.88

3.61

1.31

171.10a

74.84

71.07

85.06a

1.66

50.76

SEM

0.03

0.17

0.07

4.542

15.01

3.13

11.43

0.60

0.001

P-value

0.06

0.91

0.13

<0.001

0.972

0.119

<0.003

0.71

0.06

  1. a-bMeans within the same column carrying different superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05.1Treatments include: NC (negative control), PC (positive control), FDBG5% (5% fermented dried brewers grains), FDBG10% (10% fermented dried brewer grain), FDBG15% (15% fermented dried brewers grains), DBG5%+Enz (5%dried brewers grains mixed with enzymes), DBG10%+ Enz (10% dried brewers grains mixed with enzymes), DBG15%+Enz (15% dried brewers grains mixed with enzymes). TC (Total Cholesterol), TAG (Triglyceride), HDL (high density conjugated protein), LDL (low density protein), AST (Aspartate aminotransferase), ALT (alanine aminotransferase)