Supranutrition of microalgal docosahexaenoic acid and calcidiol improved growth performance, tissue lipid profiles, and tibia characteristics of broiler chickens

Table 2 Effects of supplementation of calcidiol and DHA-rich microalgal biomass on plasma lipid profile of broiler chickens in Exp. 1

Item	BD	BD + Cal	BD + DHA	BD + Cal + DHA	SEM	P-value
Week 3
TG, mg/dL	22.5	22.2	25.3	28.1	3.24	0.65
TC, mg/dL	133	136	139	130	5.03	0.62
NEFA, µmol/mL	0.210	0.180	0.170	0.160	0.02	0.27
Week 6
TG, mg/dL	20.3	23.5	21.8	22.5	1.97	0.55
TC, mg/dL	101^b	78.0^a	97.8^b	101^b	4.42	< 0.01
NEFA, µmol/mL	0.240	0.240	0.240	0.280	0.03	0.69

NEFA Non-esterified fatty acids, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglycerides
BD = Corn-soybean basal diet; BD + Cal = BD + 10,000 IU calcidiol/kg of diet; BD + DHA = BD + 1% DHA-rich microalgal biomass; BD + Cal + DHA = BD + Cal + 1% DHA-rich microalgal biomass
^a,bMeans bearing the different superscripts in a row differ (P < 0.05)
Values are expressed as means of 6 birds/treatment and data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA

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