Table 4 Effect of silver dopped silica nanoparticles (SiO₂@AgNPs) on some serum biochemical parameters of boiler chickens at 35 of age

Total Protein (g/dl)

5.70

5.76

5.93

5.97

0.06

0.108

Albumin (g/dl)

3.03

3.15

2.83

3.00

0.07

0.067

Globulin (g/dl)

2.67^b

2.79^ab

2.83^ab

2.97^a

0.04

0.024

Albumin/ Globulin ratio

1.14^a

1.11^a

1.00^b

1.01^b

0.02

0.017

Alkaline phosphatase (μ/L)

1113.30

1115.70

1113.00

1110.30

0.56

0.271

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

64.00

63.30

62.00

63.00

0.41

0.161

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)

54.67^c

54.99^bc

56.67^ab

58.00^a

0.43

0.004

Total lipids (mg/dl)

453.33

439.01

439.33

440.00

7.80

0.129

Total Cholesterol (mg/l)

212.67

214.12

215.00

211.33

1.17

0.775

Low density lipoprotein (mg/l)

42.00

41.15

38.67

39.67

0.551

0.183

High density lipoprotein (mg/l)

96.00^bc

94.76^c

99.67^ab

102.00^a

0.90

0.005

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

182.67^b

187.01^b

185.67^b

193.00^a

1.17

0.008

Uric acid (mg/dl)

4.33

4.13

4.50

4.43

0.15

0.687

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.23

1.19

1.17

1.20

0.02

0.816

Catalase (U/L)

366.67

365.18

363.33

360.00

2.49

0.857

Malondialdehyde (nmol/ ml)

11.00

11.11

11.33

11.67

0.23

0.827

Total antioxidant capacity (mg/dl)

1.41

1.42

1.41

1.41

0.01

0.634