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Table 5 Effect of dietary treatments on some blood plasma constituents of laying hens

From: Nutritional impact of inclusion of garlic (Allium sativum) and/or onion (Allium cepa L.) powder in laying hens’ diets on their performance, egg quality, and some blood constituents

Item

G1

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

Overall meal ± SE

Total protein, g/dL

7.35a

6.40ab

5.25b

7.30a

6.65ab

5.50ab

6.41 ± 0.28

Albumin, g/dL

2.45bc

3.30a

2.25c

3.25a

3.35a

3.15ab

2.96 ± 0.13

Globulin, g/dL

4.90a

3.10bc

3.00bc

4.05ab

3.30bc

2.35c

3.45 ± 0.26

A:G ratio

0.50c

1.06ab

0.75bc

0.80bc

1.02b

1.34a

0.91 ± 0.07

HDL, mg/dL

16.65a

8.35b

7.25b

14.85a

15.40a

10.35b

12.14 ± 1.00

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

115.00a

93.00bc

97.00b

94.00b

87.00bc

78.00b

94.00 ± 3.18

GPT, U/L

82.00ab

83.00ab

88.00a

80.00ab

93.00a

72.00b

83.00 ± 2.24

GOT, U/L

28.00a

24.00ab

23.50ab

20.50ab

21.50ab

15.00b

22.08 ± 1.37

Alkaline phosphates, U/L

14.00a

13.50ab

12.00bc

10.50c

11.00c

10.50c

11.92 ± 0.39

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.23c

0.21c

0.20c

0.60a

0.65a

0.33b

0.37 ± 0.05

  1. a, b and c: means in the same row having different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)
  2. SEM standard error of mean, G1 control, G2 contained 0.5% garlic powder, G3 contained 1% garlic powder, G4 contained 1% onion powder, G5 contained 1% onion powder + 0.5% garlic powder, G6 contained 1% onion powder + 1% garlic powder