Table 3. Comparison of blood characteristics according to type of laying hen rearing facility

Item	DCC	FC	SEM1	P-values
AST, U/L	189.86	192.52	2.585	0.620
ALT, U/L	2.637	3.769	0.267	<0.05
LDH, mg/dL	1,475.9	1,417.5	85.26	0.742
TG, mg/dL	1,265.5	1,412.3	44.76	0.102
TCHO, mg/dL	138.23	148.35	4.153	0.233
GLU, mg/dL	141.74	104.78	6.429	<0.01
TP, g/dL	4.950	5.355	0.067	<0.01
ALB, g/dL	1.987	2.163	0.027	<0.01
Ca, mg/dL	26.47	29.01	0.437	<0.01
IP, mg/dL	6.936	8.166	0.208	<0.01
CRE, mg/dL	0.288	0.293	0.002	0.244

SEM, standard error of means.
DCC, density enhanced conventional battery cage; FC, furnished cage; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; TG, triglycerides; TCHO, total cholesterol; GLU, glucose; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; Ca, calcium; IP, inorganic phosphorus; CRE, creatinine.