Table 4.
Effects of different dietary net energy concentrations on plasma antioxidant capacity of sows.
| Item | Dietary Net Energy Concentration, MJ/kg | SEM | p-Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.05 | 10.47 | 10.89 | 11.30 | 11.72 | ANOVA | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| T-AOC, mM | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.03 | 0.998 | 0.823 | 0.889 |
| T-SOD, U/mL | 184.43 ab | 104.46 b | 118.13 b | 196.50 ab | 233.24 a | 13.76 | 0.005 | 0.024 | 0.004 |
| MDA, nmol/mL | 3.49 ab | 5.00 a | 4.09 ab | 3.81 ab | 1.63 b | 0.36 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0.020 |
SEM, standard error of the mean. Differences were assessed using Tukey’s test for multiple comparisons and denoted as follows: data within a row without a common letter are significantly different (p < 0.05).