Table 2 Impact of transport duration on serum biochemical and stress indicator values in broiler chickens.
From: Evaluating the impact of pre-slaughter transport stress on broiler welfare and meat quality in India
Parameters | Experimental groups | RSE1 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |||
N | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 215 | 277 | 309 | 318 | 27.2 | 0.047 |
Uric acid (mg/dl) | 7.87 | 8.00 | 8.57 | 7.90 | 0.92 | 0.784 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.36b | 4.17 b | 7.65 b | 21.4a | 2.07 | 0.001 |
ALT (IU/L) | 35.8d | 48.7c | 57.1b | 65.1a | 1.83 | 0.001 |
AST (IU/L) | 85.2c | 99.8b | 104b | 115a | 2.71 | 0.001 |
LPO (nmol MDA/mg Hb) | 5.10ab | 5.78a | 2.61c | 3.67bc | 0.47 | 0.002 |
GSH-Px (µmol/mg Hb) | 1.44a | 1.21b | 0.06c | 0.04c | 0.04 | 0.000 |
SOD (unit/mg Hb) | 1.65b | 1.81b | 3.90a | 3.87a | 0.58 | 0.015 |
PVC (%) | 32.1a | 32.4a | 29.1ab | 26.8b | 1.30 | 0.021 |
H/L ratio | 0.40d | 0.67c | 0.88b | 1.13a | 0.04 | 0.001 |
Corticosterone (nmol/L) | 42.6b | 71.6a | 93.9a | 97.9a | 9.60 | 0.001 |
