Table 5.
Effects of stevioside on serum metabolites in goats *.
| Items | Stevioside, mg/kg Forage DM | SEM | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 400 | 800 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| GLU, mmol/L | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 0.59 |
| TP, g/L | 63.9 | 65.4 | 64.8 | 0.75 | 0.42 | 0.24 |
| ALB, g/L | 29.1 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.50 |
| GLB, g/L | 34.7 | 36.2 | 35.5 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.12 |
| TG, mmol/L | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 0.72 |
| TC, g/L | 4.22 | 4.14 | 4.09 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.80 |
* Stevioside were added to the forage-rice straw at 0, 400 and 800 mg/kg DM, respectively; GLU: glucose; TP: total protein; ALB: albumin; GLB: globulin; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; SEM: standard error of the mean; differences were considered significant if p ≤ 0.05.