Table 8.
Effects of dietary ICFE supplementation on superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) and total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) activities and malondialdehyde(MDA) concentration in serum of broiler chickens at 42D of age1
| Parameter | ICFE (mg/kg) | SEM | P-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | |||
| SOD (U/mL) | 717.94b | 875.96a | 917.63a | 861.75ab | 27.24 | 0.05 |
| GSH-Px(U/mL) | 684.94 | 653.67 | 533.24 | 659.78 | 54.94 | 0.78 |
| MDA (nmol/mL) | 5.98 | 6.39 | 5.42 | 5.55 | 0.37 | 0.79 |
| T-AOC (mM) | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.02 | 0.75 |
1Data are means collected from 2 broiler/replicate, 9 replicates/treatment