Table 4 Malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and Cytokines assay in sheep fed on basal diet and others supplemented with Nannochloropsis oculata (1.5% or 3%)

MDA (nmol/L)

1.92^a ± 0.079

1.72 ^b ± 0.02

1.17 ^c ± 0.02

TAC (mmol/L)

1.19 ^c ± 0.06

1.74 ^b ± 0.03

2.01^a ± 0.03

LTT

0.91^b ± 0.01

1.03^b ± 0.07

1.22^a ± 0.07

IL6 (Pg/mL)

313.41^b ± 5.40

321.45^b ± 5.97

393.34^a ± 6.68

γ-IF (Pg/mL)

137.18^b ± 5.87

140.26^b ± 5.45

193.47^a ± 2.46

IL12 (Pg/mL)

139.31^b ± 3.5

148.59^b ± 4.79

188.20^a ± 2.30

TNF-α (Pg/mL)

102.54^b ± 2.64

105.49^b ± 3.37

134.65^a ± 1.70