Table 3. Effect of dietary Zn supplements on blood biochemical and antioxidant components in Korean native chick

Item Treatment* Significance1 (P-value)
CON ZnO ZnM
Total protein (g/dL) 3.64±0.27 3.46±0.30 3.59±0.25 0.43
Albumin (g/dL) 1.21±0.08 1.19±0.08 1.20±0.08 0.83
Uric acid (mg/dL) 4.60±0.68ab 4.00±0.73b 5.13±0.50a 0.05
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) 0.98±0.28 0.99±0.29 0.98±0.42 0.99
Lipid peroxidation (mM MDA/mg protein) 0.70±0.06 0.72±0.06 0.69±0.03 0.89
Total antioxidant status (mM/L) 1.23±0.18 1.24±0.10 1.35±0.14 0.10
CON (Control), ZnO (Zinc oxide, 50 ppm), and ZnM (Zn-methionine, 50 ppm).
Significance (P-value) indicated the treatment P-value of Proc GLM procedure.
Values (mean±SD, n=6) with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05) among treatments.