Attributes* Delay in post hatch feed placement SEM P-value
0 hrs
(Control)
6 hrs 12 hrs 24 hrs 36 hrs
  At 36 hrs (mg/dL)
Glucose 248.29b 243.90b 244.51b 254.57b 195.12a 6.33 0.048
Total Protein 4.32 4.42 4.46 4.32 4.24 0.08 0.924
Cholesterol 267.00ab 225.50a 286.50b 262.50ab 362.50c 11.92 0.000
Uric acid 7.18a 7.14a 6.95a 7.47b 7.76c 0.07 0.000
At 7 day
Glucose 136.59 135.98 136.95 159.15 165.24 4.86 0.128
Total Protein 3.91 3.87 4.23 3.79 4.28 0.10 0.442
Cholesterol 282.5 256.00 280.5 254 293.5 9.07 0.610
Uric acid 6.40 5.90 6.79 6.76 7.34 0.20 0.204
  At 14 day 
Glucose 160.98 167.68 152.44 156.59 186.59 5.22 0.170
Total Protein 4.13 4.07 4.67 4.54 4.50 0.09 0.081
Cholesterol 272.50 278.50 272.00 257.50 289.50 7.08 0.751
Uric acid 5.71a 5.75a 6.84b 6.94b 7.15b 0.17 0.000
*Values are the mean of four observations and have been analyzed by one-way ANOVA. a,b,c Means bearing different superscripts in a row differ significantly (P<0.05).
Table 5: Serum Profile of birds subjected to 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hrs delay in post hatch feed placement.