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Table 5.

Enzymatic activities of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and creatine kinase myocardial isoenzyme (CK-MB) in Boer crossbred goat kids fed diets containing crude glycerin.

Variable/h		Crude glycerin inclusion level (%)				SEM¹	p value*
Variable/h		0	5	10	15	SEM¹	L²	Q³
GGT (UI/L)	0 h	46.96	47.97	46.59	53.76	1.3257	0.1767	0.1967
GGT (UI/L)	4 h	49.41	50.39	51.52	51.45	1.0063	0.4747	0.8163
AST (UI/L)	0 h	53.27	49.98	43.56	51.83	2.3206	0.5634	0.1678
AST (UI/L)	4 h	63.68	60.55	52.19	61.24	1.9290	0.3788	0.1295
CK-MB (UI/L)	0 h	190.68	189.21	193.69	192.00	2.2218	0.7029	0.9822
CK-MB (UI/L)	4 h	194.13	193.79	186.57	192.23	2.2261	0.5414	0.5267

¹SEM = Standard error of the mean. ²Significance for linear effect. ³Significance for quadratic effect. 0 h = before morning feeding. 4 h = 4 h after morning feeding. mg/dL = milligrams per deciliter. g/dL = grams per deciliter. p value * = significant probability at the 5% level.