Table 6. The effect of dietary yeast hydrolysate supplementation on blood profile of broilers

Items YH supplementation (%) SEM p-value
0 0.1 0.2 Linear Quadratic
Day 35
 BUN (mg/dL) 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.1 0.249 0.496
 Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.525 0.741
 Calcium (mg/dL) 9.9 10.3 10.1 0.2 0.439 0.374
 Glucose (mg/dL) 145.3 215.2 211.5 17.0 0.066 0.202
 Growth hormone (ng/mL) 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.01 0.247 0.367
 IGF-1 (ng/mL) 14.3 14.5 13.9 0.5 0.635 0.479
 Cholesterol (mg/dL) 137.8 127.8 119.7 6.3 0.069 0.908
 Triglyceride (mg/dL) 51.0 39.3 35.0 7.1 0.142 0.681
YH, yeast hydrolysate; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; IGF, insulin-like growth factor.