Table 6 Plasma AA profile of broilers fed arginine deficient diets supplemented with arginine or L-citrulline

72.48 ± 4.58^b

88.59 ± 6.08^a

62.19 ± 4.37^b

9.85 ± 0.46

12.00 ± 0.93

11.14 ± 0.67

39.33 ± 8.93

24.75 ± 4.57

52.04 ± 10.29

13.01 ± 1.38

15.28 ± 1.76

10.48 ± 1.13

25.55 ± 1.09

30.41 ± 0.84

28.93 ± 1.96

60.89 ± 4.14^a

24.49 ± 1.62^b

51.00 ± 5.43^a

10.86 ± 0.70

13.36 ± 0.77

12.25 ± 0.94

26.97 ± 2.53^c

39.15 ± 1.42^a

32.75 ± 1.54^b

20.19 ± 0.97^b

27.39 ± 1.27^a

20.73 ± 1.60^b

14.51 ± 1.11^b

22.14 ± 1.07^a

16.70 ± 1.44^b

8.10 ± 0.54

6.52 ± 0.74

7.40 ± 0.76

52.43 ± 3.26

57.05 ± 3.46

45.96 ± 3.46

6.22 ± 0.71^b

9.72 ± 0.85^a

9.87 ± 0.99^a

3.47 ± 0.18^ab

2.68 ± 0.25^b

3.76 ± 0.36^a

15.43 ± 1.57^b

34.25 ± 2.99^a

21.12 ± 1.99^b

58.91 ± 3.59^b

75.76 ± 5.98^a

59.82 ± 5.97^b

47.61 ± 4.48^b

71.42 ± 3.62^a

49.10 ± 4.31^b

36.29 ± 1.39

39.98 ± 2.62

37.10 ± 1.88

87.94 ± 3.77^b

134.47 ± 10.06^a

88.39 ± 4.67^b

2.47 ± 0.18^ab

2.84 ± 0.04^a

2.15 ± 0.14^b

5.45 ± 0.42^b

7.23 ± 0.42^a

6.35 ± 0.42^ab

12.10 ± 0.91

13.44 ± 1.81

18.21 ± 4.77

40.55 ± 2.34

45.80 ± 2.38

42.74 ± 4.61

4.64 ± 0.36

4.05 ± 0.21

4.58 ± 0.21

0.96 ± 0.11

0.60 ± 0.09

0.85 ± 0.11

2.15 ± 0.25

1.70 ± 0.20

1.71 ± 0.29

7.00 ± 0.25

7.53 ± 0.56

8.06 ± 0.61

3.48 ± 0.37

3.41 ± 0.32

2.79 ± 0.14