Table 2 Effect of dietary supplementation with N. Oculata on serum proteins of Commercial Browne Lohmann LSL laying hens under hot environmental conditions.

From: Role of Nannochloropsis Oculata supplement in improving performance, antioxidant status, blood metabolites, and egg quality of laying hens under hot environmental conditions

Items

Experimental groups

 ± SE

P-values

Reg. analysis

C

TR1

TR2

R2

P

Relation

Total protein (TP, g/dl)

5.48b

6.39a

6.09a

0.15

0.0003

0.15

0.007

linear

Albumin (A, g/dl)

3.53b

3.63b

3.95a

0.09

0.0058

0.08

0.053

linear

Globulin (G, g/dl)

1.95c

2.76a

2.14b

0.16

0.0014

0.05

0.126

–

A/G ratio

1.81

1.31

1.84

0.19

0.0900

–

–

–

  1. C control group, birds fed a corn-soybean basal diet without N. oculata, TR1 birds fed the basal diet supplemented with 0.5% of N. oculata, TR2 birds fed the basal diet supplemented with 1.0% of N. oculata.
  2. a–cMeans followed by different letters in superscript in the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05). ± SM, standard error of means. Number of samples: 30 chickens (30n).
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