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Table 7 The serum anti-oxidative parameters after indicated treatments1

From: Responses to dietary levels of methionine in broilers medicated or vaccinated against coccidia under Eimeria tenella-challenged condition

 

Medicated groups

Vaccinated groups

P value

Met2 concentrations:

0.45%

0.56%

0.68%

0.45%

0.56%

0.68%

Anticoccidial program

Met levels

Anticoccidial program × Met levels

GPx (U/mL)

1285.26 ± 172.80b

1392.71 ± 194.74a

1321.81 ± 186.24ab

1240.43 ± 157.82b

1266.49 ± 160.72b

1265.93 ± 161.22b

0.042

0.038

0.021

MDA (nmol/mL)

6.93 ± 0.72e

8.62 ± 0.89c

10.64 ± 1.11a

7.74 ± 0.99d

8.66 ± 1.19c

9.40 ± 1.34b

0.102

0.015

0.207

T-AOC (mmol Trolox)

9.55 ± 1.07b

10.36 ± 1.96a

9.85 ± 1.53ab

8.46 ± 0.93c

8.77 ± 1.01bc

8.79 ± 1.17bc

0.023

0.032

0.035

  1. 1An anticoccidial drug (narasin, 60 mg/kg diet) was added to diets in medicated groups, and an anticoccidial 7-valent live vaccine was inoculated in vaccinated groups
  2. 2Met methionine, GPx glutathione peroxidase, MDA malondialdehyde, T-AOC total antioxidant capacity
  3. a,b,c,d,eThe data of the same row not sharing a lowercase letter differ (P < 0.05, n = 30)