Surgical castration versus chemical castration in donkeys: response of stress, lipid profile and redox potential biomarkers

Table 2 Serum concentrations of oxidant/antioxidant parameters in the surgical castration (S) and chemical castration (Ch) groups

Time interval	0 day	15 day	30 day	45 day	60 day
Parameter	0 day	15 day	30 day	45 day	60 day
*TPX level (μmol)*
S	2106 ± 10.57	2138 ± 27.97	2064 ± 18.31	2180 ± 10.57	2191 ± 18.31
Ch	2085 ± 27.97	2233 ± 55.95	2138 ± 64.31	2064 ± 0.00^#	2138 ± 129.9
*TAC level (*μm/L)
S	116.70 ± 8.82	126.70 ± 20.28	170.00 ± 37.86	40.00 ± 17.32	236.70 ± 20.28
Ch	160.00 ± 20.82	163.30 ± 26.03	183.30 ± 20.28	153.30 ± 20.28^#	210.00 ± 5.77
*OSI (AU)*
S	18.28 ± 1.54	17.78 ± 2.86	13.71 ± 3.56	101.60 ± 59.16	9.39 ± 0.75
Ch	13.44 ± 1.58	14.51 ± 2.66	12.03 ± 1.67	13.94 ± 1.83	10.22 ± 0.85

TPX total peroxide, TAC total antioxidant capacity, OSI oxidative stress index, AU arbitrary unit

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