Table 4 Effect of advanced chelate technology-based trace minerals (ACTM) on blood biochemical parameters at 24 days of age observed in broiler chickens infected with a mixture of Eimeria species at 14 days of age.

Glucose (mg/dL)

222.0

253.0

232.3

245.7

258.4

11.51

0.183

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

87.3

94.0

87.5

84.7

86.4

3.48

0.409

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

113.8

131.6

114.8

123.8

117.1

4.91

0.086

HDL-C (mg/dL)

59.6^a

42.9^b

48.0^ab

48.7^ab

50.7^ab

3.37

0.028

LDL-C (mg/dL)

36.8^b

69.9^a

49.3^ab

58.2^ab

49.1^ab

5.79

0.007

Protein (g/dL)

3.35

3.18

3.32

3.36

3.25

0.150

0.908

Albumin (g/dL)

2.11

1.61

1.99

1.72

1.94

0.146

0.130

Globulin (g/dL)

1.24

1.57

1.32

1.64

1.32

0.177

0.439

Uric acid (mg/dL)

6.91

7.29

6.67

6.72

6.61

0.366

0.696

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)

1427^b

1979^a

1509^b

1712^ab

1512^b

107.8

0.009

Calcium (mg/dL)

10.09

9.59

9.64

10.00

9.89

0.480

0.933

Phosphorus (mg/dL)

5.57

4.89

5.30

5.65

5.26

0.235

0.207

Magnesium (mg/dL)

2.45

2.22

2.51

2.29

2.40

0.155

0.695

Iron (µg/dL)

53.5^ab

50.5^b

55.6^ab

48.7^b

63.6^a

2.81

0.008

Zinc (µg/dL)

104.3^b

101.2^b

105.1^b

98.1^b

128.2^a

4.68

0.001

Copper (µg/dL)

19.8^ab

18.2^b

20.4^ab

20.8^ab

24.6^a

1.45

0.053

Manganese (µg/dL)

2.04^b

1.97^b

1.99^b

1.91^b

2.80^a

0.150

0.001