Table 3 Effects of supplementation of DHA-rich microalgal oil, EPA-rich microalgal biomass, and calcidiol on plasma and tissue lipid profiles of broiler chickens at week 3 in Exp. 2

Plasma

 PL, mg/dL

102

90.2

91.5

101

104

6.26

0.48

 TG, mg/dL

31.6

25.5

33.7

25.2

35.0

2.88

0.08

 TC, mg/dL

100

103

90.6

106

107

2.50

0.41

 NEFA, µmol/mL

219

204

202

230

212

15.6

0.72

Liver

 PL, mg/g tissue

16.7

14.7

15.2

16.1

15.8

2.42

0.16

 TG, mg/g protein

66.8

70.1

64.8

65.1

70.0

5.17

0.95

 TC, mg/g protein

15.3

14.1

15.0

14.8

14.6

1.14

0.81

 NEFA, µmol/g protein

45

46

41.1

42.0

43.4

3.80

0.65

Breast

 PL, mg/g tissue

6.01

4.16

6.12

5.76

6.09

0.44

0.06

 TG, mg/g protein

21.4

21.2

19.3

21.1

20.8

1.36

0.73

 TC, mg/g protein

6.36

6.10

6.53

6.69

6.80

1.24

0.80

 NEFA, µmol/g protein

5.27

5.12

4.85

4.96

4.79

0.70

0.56

Thigh

 PL, mg/g tissue

3.75

3.25

3.43

3.64

4.34

0.52

0.64

 TG, mg/g protein

23.5

22.1

21.6

23.4

22.4

1.22

0.87

 TC, mg/g protein

4.56

4.60

4.53

4.37

4.32

0.51

0.64

 NEFA, µmol/g protein

5.50

5.33

5.06

5.53

5.24

0.83

0.71