Effect of graded levels of chromium supplementation on certain serum biochemical parameters in broilers.

The article presents a study which examined the effect of graded levels of chromium supplementation on certain serum biochemical parameters in broilers. Three feeding trials were done in a completely randomized design in which chromium in the form of chromium picolinate was supplemented at graded levels through drinking water to different groups of broiler chicks for six weeks. In each trial, day old broiler chicks were divided in completely randomized design into four treatment groups each with two replicates of 14 chicks. The results of the study suggested that the serum lipid profile in terms of cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly reduced in broilers of chromium supplemented groups while HDL cholesterol increased significantly.