Research Article
Reclamation of Astragalus By-Product through Dietary Inclusion in Ruminant Diets: Effects on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, Blood Biochemical Parameters, and Humoral Immune Response in Sheep
Table 4
Blood biochemical parameters and humoral immune response of sheep fed diets supplemented with different levels of dietary Astragalus by-product.
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a,bMeans within a row with different subscripts differ when ; 1TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLB, globulin; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; GLU, glucose; TG, triglyceride; CHOL, cholesterol; HDL-CH, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-CH, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; IgA, immunoglobulin A; 2ABP, Astragalus by-product; 3D, day; DT, dietary treatment; T, time; SEM, standard error of the mean. |