Table 3 Summary of serum biochemistry analysis. Mean of serum parameters of groups of high feed efficiency (HFE, n = 20) and low feed efficiency (LFE, n = 20) on the first (day 0) and the last (day 70) day of feeding trial and p-value of the difference between the groups
Day | Parameter | Reference§ | HFE mean | LFE mean | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Cholesterol (mg/dL) ♦ | 80–120 | 112.33 ± 20.6 | 122.22 ± 25.9 | 0.1904 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL)○ | 0–14 | 14.51 ± 5.6 | 12.62 ± 5.2 | 0.1675 | |
Globulin (g/dL)○ | 3.00–3.48 | 3.71 ± 0.5 | 3.51 ± 0.4 | 0.1045 | |
AST (U/L)○ | 78–132 | 82.25 ± 16.9 | 78.50 ± 42.8 | 0.5606 | |
ALT (U/L)○ | 11–40 | 20.25 ± 6.8 | 21.20 ± 5.0 | 0.6058 | |
GGT (U/L)♦ | 6.1–17.4 | 17.35 ± 5.1 | 18.15 ± 4.7 | 0.6084 | |
ALP (U/L)○ | 0–488 | 308.25 ± 89.4 | 322.35 ± 115.7 | 0.4818 | |
Albumin (g/dL)♦ | 3.03–3.55 | 2.78 ± 0.2 | 2.82 ± 0.2 | 0.4793 | |
Protein (g/dL)○ | 6.74–7.46 | 6.49 ± 0.5 | 6.33 ± 0.4 | 0.1894 | |
70 | Cholesterol (mg/dL)♦ | 80–120 | 123.15 ± 26.5 | 147.45 ± 17.7 | 0.0017* |
Triglycerides (mg/dL)○ | 0–14 | 11.61 ± 4.6 | 12.63 ± 3.4 | 0.6455 | |
Globulins (g/dL)○ | 3.00–3.48 | 3.41 ± 0.4 | 3.41 ± 0.3 | 0.5074 | |
AST (U/L)○ | 78–132 | 86.50 ± 12.6 | 82.30 ± 13.7 | 0.2179 | |
ALT (U/L)○ | 11–40 | 29.05 ± 5.2 | 28.45 ± 3.5 | 0.3149 | |
GGT (U/L)○ | 6.1–17.4 | 15.25 ± 5.2 | 18.95 ± 3.3 | 0.0150* | |
ALP (U/L)♦ | 0–488 | 443.30 ± 96.8 | 382.30 ± 143.2 | 0.6560 | |
Albumin (g/dL)○ | 3.03–3.55 | 3.03 ± 0.2 | 3.07 ± 0.1 | 0.2284 | |
Protein (g/dL)○ | 6.74–7.46 | 6.44 ± 0.4 | 6.48 ± 0.3 | 0.9892 |