Effect of different levels of Lepidium sativum L. on growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematology and serum biochemical parameters of broilers

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Table 5 Serum biochemical parameters of broilers fed different levels of garden cress powder

Parameters	Treatments				SEM	p value
Parameters	0GC	0.75GC	1.5GC	2.25GC	SEM	p value
AST (IU/L)	202^bc	219^ab	227^a	193^c	7.09	0.008
ALT (IU/L)	4.11	4.22	4.22	4.22	0.41	0.996
ALP (IU/L)	5213^a	3724^b	5055^a	4416^ab	388	0.050
Glucose (mg/dL)	204^a	183^b	180^b	178^b	6.43	0.024
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	35.7^a	29.9^ab	29.0^ab	24.7^b	2.21	0.013
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	125^a	101^c	111^bc	113^b	3.65	0.000
Total protein (g/dL)	3.04	3.07	2.87	2.98	0.38	0.769
Immunoglobulin(mg/dL)	1.44	1.31	1.36	1.34	0.15	0.934

AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, SEM standard error of the mean, GC garden cress, 0GC ration containing 0 % GC, 0.75GC 0.75 % GC, 1.5GC 1.5 % GC, 2.25GC 2.25 % GC
^abcMeans in a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05)