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Table 5 Blood plasma constituents of laying hens fed with different dietary treatments

From: Impact of adding natural bioactive mixture composed of lemon, onion, and garlic juice at different levels on productive performance, egg quality, and some blood parameters of commercial laying hens

Item

Experimental groups

Overall mean ± SE

Control (G1)

1% LOG (G2)

2% LOG (G3)

3% LOG (G4)

Total protein, g/dl

7.35a

7.80a

6.20b

6.60b

6.99 ± 0.20

Albumin, g/dl

2.45b

2.95a

2.55ab

2.60ab

2.64 ± 0.08

Globulin, g/dl

4.90a

4.85a

3.65b

4.00b

4.35 ± 0.18

A:G ratio

0.50b

0.61ab

0.70a

0.65a

0.62 ± 0.03

HDL, mg/dl

16.65a

12.10ab

7.10b

13.40a

12.31 ± 1.25

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

115.00a

119.00a

62.00b

72.00b

92.00 ± 8.29

GPT, U/L

82.00a

39.00b

59.00b

42.00b

55.50 ± 5.78

GOT, U/L

28.00a

16.00b

9.00c

14.00b

16.75 ± 2.20

Alkaline phosphates, U/L

14.00a

13.00ab

12.00b

8.00c

11.75 ± 0.73

Creatinine, mg/dl

0.23

0.25

0.24

0.28

25.00 ± 0.01

  1. a, b, cMeans in the same row having different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)
  2. SEM standard error of mean, HDL high-density lipoprotein, GOT glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, GPT glutamic pyruvic transaminase, LOG natural bioactive mixture juice composed of lemon, onion and garlic juice at portions 1.00, 1.00, and 0.125/l clean water