Table 3 Effect of dietary enrichment on performance and serum metabolites of broiler chicks produced from hens fed diets containing CO or FO for 28 d.

From: Maternal consumption of fish oil programs reduced adiposity in broiler chicks

 

CO

FO

 

P-value

7 d

14 d

7 d

14 d

SEM

Diet

Age

Diet × Age

Hatch body wt (g)

41.6

41.6

40.6

38.5

1.04

0.06

0.31

0.33

Final body wt (g)

123b

241a

111b

303a

26.7

0.35

 < 0.01

0.18

Adiposity (%)

Abdominal

0.34c

1.21a

0.31c

0.75b

0.11

0.04

 < 0.01

0.06

Subcutaneous

0.91ab

1.23a

0.85b

0.74b

0.8

0.02

0.38

0.08

Glucose (mg/dL)

276

303

346

314

92.3

0.29

0.56

0.20

NEFA (mM)

0.57

0.65

0.61

0.64

0.27

0.85

0.49

0.80

  1. Values are means from N = 10 per diet and age group (7 d and 14 d). SEM values are the pooled SEM across groups; CO, corn oil; FO, fish oil. P-values are from ANOVA F-tests for main effects of diet, age and their interaction (diet x age). Labeled means are from post-hoc comparisons using LSM, calculated following a significant ANOVA F-test. Labeled means in a row without a common letter differ; P < 0.05. Adiposity = (depot weight/body weight) × 100