Table 4. Effect of dietary supplementation of octacosanol (OCT) extracted from triticale sprouts on blood chemical parameters of laying hens

OCT (mg/kg)	Triglyceride (mg/dL)	Cholesterol (mg/dL)	HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	IL-2 (pg/mL)	IL-6 (pg/mL)
0	2,065^a	163^a	11.3^b	43.3^b	22.8
10	1,982^a	155^ab	12.8^ab	62.8^b	23.4
20	1,609^b	134^bc	12.5^ab	78.7^ab	27.7
30	1,600^b	125^c	13.1^a	104.5^a	26.9
SEM	52.14	5.33	0.24	7.14	1.33
p-value	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.49

Means in each column with no common superscript differ significantly at p < 0.05.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IL, interleukin.