Table 1 Oxidative stress parameters (Mean ± SE) of control and treated (oxytocin injected) lactating Bubalis bubalis (Nili Ravi) during different months of lactation

0.47 ± 0.02^c

0.97 ± 0.08^ab

0.79 ± 0.09^b

0.79 ± 0.09^b

1.10 ± 0.07^a

1.12 ± 0.08^a

1.08 ± 0.06^a

1.00 ± 0.05^ab

0.36 ± 0.03^c

0.98 ± 0.071^ab

0.78 ± 0.09^b

0.97 ± 0.06^ab

0.30 ± 0.01^efg

0.20 ± 0.02^fg

0.40 ± 0.06^de

0.26 ± 0.02^fg

1.06 ± 0.02^a

0.49 ± 0.06^cd

0.78 ± 0.03^b

0.32 ± 0.02^ef

0.18 ± 0.02^g

0.28 ± 0.02^efg

0.55 ± 0.08^c

0.25 ± 0.01^fg

12.72 ± 0.59^cd

16.77 ± 0.99^a

10.43 ± 0.30^d

17.04 ± 0.84^a

14.20 ± 0.65^bc

15.77 ± 0.66^ab

12.15 ± 0.86^cd

17.52 ± 0.57^a

14.03 ± 0.92^bc

16.52 ± 0.56^ab

15.32 ± 0.33^ab

17.44 ± 0.52^a

35.06 ± 2.68^g

45.74 ± 2.63^bcd

58.29 ± 2.41^a

48.71 ± 1.92^bc

50.41 ± 1.63^bc

45.59 ± 2.22^bcde

51.41 ± 2.66^ab

40.59 ± 1.33^defg

46.98 ± 1.12^bcd

38.51 ± 1.46^efg

43.75 ± 1.23^cdef

37.64 ± 0.86^fg

47.12 ± 1.45^ab

32.94 ± 1.04^f

32.98 ± 1.38^ef

28.09 ± 1.40^f

43.94 ± 1.59^bc

45.08 ± 1.75^bc

38.29 ± 0.80^de

43.44 ± 2.11^bcd

40.74 ± 1.35^cd

30.16 ± 1.35^f

52.06 ± 0.74^a

32.86 ± 1.77^f

32.06 ± 2.35^e

55.91 ± 5.71^bcd

45.31 ± 2.87^de

33.09 ± 1.82^e

51.63 ± 2.09^cd

50.73 ± 3.80^d

56.17 ± 4.07^bcd

100.44 ± 5.54^a

69.94 ± 4.59^b

65.20 ± 4.55^bc

65.31 ± 4.68^bc

58.16 ± 1.74^bcd