Table 5 Plasma biochemistry of broilers fed arginine deficient diets supplemented with arginine or L-citrulline

5.71 ± 0.42^a

5.88 ± 0.55^a

4.00 ± 0.57^b

0.034

204.88 ± 7.18^a

183.88 ± 4.11^b

181.88 ± 7.98^b

0.043

0.95 ± 0.05

0.87 ± 0.03

0.91 ± 0.03

0.386

370.38 ± 42.62^b

633.29 ± 74.65^a

446.88 ± 60.71^b

0.018

2374.88 ± 408.74

1608.88 ± 159.98

1852.75 ± 278.86

0.207

12.78 ± 0.28

12.57 ± 0.43

12.73 ± 0.22

0.892

0.23 ± 0.03

0.23 ± 0.03

0.25 ± 0.02

0.843

2.95 ± 0.16

2.63 ± 0.11

2.76 ± 0.10

0.226

661.38 ± 35.84

589.75 ± 37.62

597.88 ± 34.22

0.323