Table-4.
Different stress biomarkers of cows and buffaloes during Egyptian summer at different weeks prepartum.
| Species | Weeks prepartum | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | |||||||
| MDA | GPX | SOD | CAT | MDA | GPX | SOD | CAT | |
| Cow | 112.23±10.4 | 38.14±1.1 | 6.25±0.52 | 26.71±2.4 | 123.4±8.47 | 37.65±2.1a | 7.14±0.81 | 26.14±3.10a |
| Buffalo | 125.87±8.6 | 32.62±1.8 | 7.48±0.64 | 25.63±1.4 | 132.33±9.7 | 30.41±1.4b | 6.85±0.52 | 22.27±1.9 |
| Species | Weeks prepartum | |||||||
| 4 | 2 | |||||||
| MDA | GPX | SOD | CAT | MDA | GPX | SOD | CAT | |
| Cow | 165.84±9.7 | 29.4±1.1a | 5.11±0.51 | 21.3±2.6 | 194.7±17.2a | 28.7±1.8a | 3.49±0.42 | 18.41±1.7 |
| Buffalo | 185.61±10.2a | 25.7±0.7b | 4.48±0.32 | 18.6±1.9 | 208.4±16.4 | 22.9±1.3b | 3.56±0.51 | 14.31±1.32 |
Designation of the values of MDA as nmol/gHb, GPX as mol/mg Hb and SOD and CAT as U/mg Hb, values with different superscripts at the same column significantly differ at P<0.05. GPX=Glutathione peroxidase, MDA=Malondialdehyde, SOD=Superoxide dismutase, CAT=Catalase