Table 5 Effect of dietary vitamin E and/or selenium supplementation on the serum parameters of broilers

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

140.47±3.55 ^b

183.47±3.54 ^a

171.60±4.65 ^a

182.80±3.80 ^a

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

47.56±0.29

48.71±2.14

47.98±1.65

46.35±1.52

LDL (mg/dl)

13.11±0.72

12.90±3.07

12.52±1.41

12.15±1.16

HDL (mg/dl)

97.29±1.85^c

117.93±1.59^b

112.67±2.03^b

142.40±1.55^a

Urea (mg/dl)

4.20±0.05^ab

3.53±0.08^b

4.93±0.45 ^a

4.46±0.25 ^a

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.40 ±0.09

0.54 ±0.06

0.56± 0.05

0.46 ±0.02

ALT (u/l)

7.32±0.74 ^a

5.96±0.52^ab

6.13±0.03 ^ab

4.93±0.31^b

AST (u/l)

195.57±3.96

203.67±2.34

193.80 ±3.58

203.13 ±3.93