Effect of Terminalia catappa Fruit Meal Fermented by Aspergillus niger as Replacement of Maize on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, and Serum Biochemical Profile of Broiler Chickens

Table 5

Effect of fermented Terminalia catappa fruit meal (FTCM) replacement for maize on serum biochemical profile of broilers.

Constituents	Levels of FTCM replacement for maize (FRM)
	Control	20% FRM	40% FRM	60% FRM	80% FRM	SEM
Total protein (gl^-1)	41.00b	42.70b	42.00b	38.70ab	35.70a	1.20
Albumin (gl^-1)	16.50b	17.00b	16.20b	14.10a	13.80a	0.40
Globulin (gl^-1)	24.50b	25.70b	25.80b	24.60b	21.90a	1.30
Creatinine (mgdl^-1)	0.33	0.35	0.36	0.41	0.50	0.07
Glucose (mmol l^-1)	4.10	4.70	4.80	3.90	3.70	0.10
Cholesterol (mmol l^-1)	1.50	1.40	1.40	1.30	1.10	0.30
AST (IUI^-1)	69.70a	70.50a	72.40a	78.60a	94.00b	4.68
ALT (IUI^-1)	9.50a	9.90a	9.60a	12.70ab	14.30b	1.03
AP (IUI^-1)	106.20a	110.00a	113.00b	114.50b	129.00c	5.10

a,b,c,dTreatment means in the same row with different letters are significantly different at 𝑃<.05. SEMs, standard error of means; AST, aspartate aminotransferase activity; ALT, alanine aminotransferase activity; AP, alkaline phosphatase activity.