Table 4 Effect of inclusion of wood powder on blood parameters in broiler chickens1

Item Processed pine tree powder (%) SEM2 P-value
Control 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) Week 2 1.20 1.21 1.36 1.27 1.30 0.038 0.733
Week 3 1.02 1.10 1.01 0.80 0.98 0.071 0.814
Blood total cholesterol (mg/dL) Week 2 127.9 124.2 114.8 108.2 101.2 3.57 0.071
Week 3 118.4 118.0 117.2 116.9 115.3 1.63 0.986
1 Results are mean with 6 replicates per treatment.2 Pooled standard error of mean.