Table 7.

Antioxidant status in the experimental lambs

Parameter	Day	C	I	I + Mix1	I + Mix2	SD	Significance of effect
							Treatment	I vs. I + Mix1	I vs. I + Mix2	Time	Treatment × time
TAC	22	0.552	0.537	0.538	0.543	0.055	***	NS	NS	NS	NS
(mmol/L)	37	0.593	0.508	0.562	0.568	0.060		NS	NS
	51	0.667	0.502	0.517	0.535	0.102		NS	NS
	70	0.560	0.458	0.550	0.548	0.075		NS	NS
SOD	22	2020	3139	2705	3048	731.9	***	NS	NS	*	NS
(U/g Hb)	37	2566	3572	3510	3768	1271		NS	NS
	51	2288	3592	3510	4206	1002		NS	NS
	70	2865	3859	3895	3764	974.4		NS	NS
GPx	22	0.114	0.109	0.108	0.101	0.038	***	NS	NS	***	NS
(U/mL)	37	0.101	0.052	0.064	0.055	0.030		NS	NS
	51	0.091	0.075	0.051	0.053	0.022		NS	NS
	70	0.092	0.076	0.044	0.055	0.030		NS	NS

TAC total antioxidant capacity of serum, SOD superoxide dismutase activity in erythrocytes, GPx glutathione peroxidase activity in serum, C control uninfected animals, I infected animals, I + Mix1 infected animals with Mix1, I + Mix2 infected animals with Mix2, NS not significant

* P < 0.05, *** P < 0.001