Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Alters Oxidative Stability and Alleviates Plasma Cholesterol Content in Meat of Broiler Chickens

Table 6

The effects of CLA on cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoproteins (mmol/L) indices in broiler chickens.

Parameter	CON	LCLA	HCLA	SEM	value
^1TC	3.255^a	3.092^a	2.456^b	0.044	0.0034
^2TG^ns	0.375	0.380	0.310	0.020	0.567
^3HDL	2.397^a	2.227^a	1.840^b	0.043	0.0064
^4LDL	0.552^a	0.577^a	0.358^b	0.021	0.022
HDL/LDL	2.924^a	3.032^a	2.272^b	0.057	<0.0001

TC: total cholesterol; ²TG: triglycerides; ³HDL: high-density lipoprotein; ⁴LDL: low-density lipoprotein; CON: control; LCLA: low conjugated linoleic acid; HCLA: high conjugated linoleic acid. Data presented as means with pooled SEM (standard error of the means) ( per treatment group). ^a,bMeans within row with no common superscript differ significantly at (). ^nsno significant different.