Table 10. Relationship of pomegranate peel, oxidized oil and alpha-tocopherol and blood biochemical parameters of broiler chickens

Traits Regression R2 Equation
Pomegranate peel
 Glucose (mg/dL) L< 0.0098 0.08 y = 198.83+0.7458x
 Urea (mg/dL) ns
 Uric acid (mg/dL) ns
 Total protein (g/dL) L< 0.0048 0.09 y = 6.70 − 0.0142x
 Albumin (g/dL) ns
 Globulin (g/dL) L< 0.0057 0.08 y = 2.76 − 0.0699x
 Triglyceride (mg/dL) ns
 Cholesterol (mg/dL) ns
 LDL (mg/dL) ns
 HDL (mg/dL) ns
Oxidized oil
 Glucose (mg/dL) L< 0.0127 0.07 y = 199.26 − 0.2250x
 Urea (mg/dL) ns
 Uric acid (mg/dL) ns
 Total protein (g/dL) ns
 Albumin (g/dL) ns
 Globulin (g/dL) ns
 Triglyceride (mg/dL) L< 0.0212 0.07 y = 38.16 − 0.5500x
 Cholesterol (mg/dL) L< 0.0022 0.10 y = 126.00 + 0.6916x
 LDL (mg/dL) Q< 0.0183 0.23 y = 45.13 − 1.9583x + 1.07x2
 HDL (mg/dL) ns
Alpha-tocopherol
 Glucose (mg/dL) ns
 Urea (mg/dL) ns
 Uric acid (mg/dL) ns
 Total protein (g/dL) ns
 Albumin (g/dL) ns
 Globulin (g/dL) ns
 Triglyceride (mg/dL) ns
 Cholesterol (mg/dL) ns
 LDL (mg/dL) L< 0.0068 0.08 y = 50.88 − 0.0253x
 HDL (mg/dL) ns
L, Linear regression p-value; Q, Quadratic regression p-value.
Number of replication = 5.
LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.