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. 2016 Aug 8;11(8):e0160659. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160659

Table 6. Effects of supplementation with rumen-protected choline (TC), rumen-protected methionine (TM) or both (TCM) on the plasma indicators of antioxidant status (means of whole period) in transition dairy cows1.

Items T0 TC TM TCM SEM P-value
C M C×M
T-AOC, U/mL 1.65 1.83 1.77 1.89 0.031 <0.001 0.007 0.368
MDA, nmol/mL 3.54 3.40 3.45 3.23 0.068 0.010 0.063 0.514
GSH-Px, U 101.74 109.08 107.93 111.87 1.713 0.002 0.012 0.327
SOD, U/mL 12.60 13.00 13.16 13.29 0.294 0.367 0.153 0.656
CAT, U/mL 6.48 6.59 6.78 6.77 0.345 0.886 0.488 0.857
Vitamin E, μg/mL 1.91 2.12 2.09 2.37 0.070 0.001 0.003 0.668

1T-AOC = total antioxidant capacity, MDA = malondialdehyde, GSH-Px = glutathione peroxidase, SOD = superoxide dismutase, and CAT = catalase. Blood samples were collected at -21, -14, -7, 0, 7, 14, and 21 d.