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Table 1 Selected biochemical indices of broilers (n = 144) handled in two different manners (gentle or rough) during blood sampling for varying time periods within the interval 30-180 s

From: Changes in Selected Biochemical Indices Resulting from Various Pre-sampling Handling Techniques in Broilers

 

Indicator

Effect

ALB

(g/l)

CORT (ng/ml)

GLU (mmol/l)

CHOL

(g/l)

LACT (mmol/l)

TG

(mmol/l)

TP

(g/l)

Handling manner

       

   Gentle

12.07b

0.82b

13.46b

2.65b

5.27b

0.75b

35.23b

   Rough

12.63a

1.33a

13.95a

2.87a

7.93a

0.89a

36.72a

   SEM

0.25

0.07

0.15

0.06

0.03

0.06

0.65

Handling duration

       

   30 s

12.56

0.72b

13.88

2.85

3.97c

0.85

36.35

   60 s

12.24

0.75b

13.99

2.76

5.57b

0.92

36.05

   90 s

12.4

0.73b

13.47

2.65

6.52a,b

0.73

35.43

   120 s

11.8

0.87b

13.56

2.75

7.34a,b

0.78

35.01

   150 s

12.31

1.67a

13.74

2.78

8.03a

0.82

36.09

   180 s

12.76

1.70a

13.6

2.78

8.28a

0.81

36.82

   SEM

0.44

0.11

0.26

0.11

0.04

0.11

1.14

ANOVA

Significance ( P )

   H. manner (M)

0.027

0.009

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.028

0.022

   H. duration (D)

N.S.

<0.001

N.S.

N.S.

<0.001

N.S.

N.S.

   M × D

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

<0.001

N.S.

N.S.

  1. ALB = albumin, CORT = corticosterone, GLU = glucose, CHOL = cholesterol, LACT = lactate, TG = triglycerides, TP = total protein
  2. Means within the same effect and column lacking a common letter of superscript (a, b, c) differ significantly (P < 0.05).