Table 8.
Effects of NCCC supplementation on liver antioxidant enzyme content in 63-d-old yellow-feathered broiler1
| Items2 | Groups3 | SEM | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | N50 | N100 | N200 | Diet | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| CuZn-SOD, ng/mg prot | 85.52 | 83.40 | 87.81 | 87.52 | 2.076 | 0.886 | 0.588 | 0.848 |
| GSH-Px, ng/mg prot | 193.09 | 194.59 | 198.88 | 201.53 | 2.111 | 0.486 | 0.112 | 0.291 |
| CAT, pg/mg prot | 877.71 | 870.60 | 907.64 | 886.29 | 8.270 | 0.448 | 0.411 | 0.660 |
| MDA, nmol/mg prot | 12.36 | 11.99 | 12.77 | 12.31 | 0.136 | 0.253 | 0.622 | 0.877 |
1 n = 5.
2CuZn-SOD, copper-zinc superoxide dismutase; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase; CAT, catalase; MDA, malondialdehyde.
3Group CON: basal diet; Group N50: basal diet added with 50 mg/kg nano-composite of copper and carbon (NCCC); Group N100: basal diet added with 100 mg/kg NCCC; Group N200: basal diet added with 200 mg/kg NCCC.