Table 3.

Effect of curcumin supplement on serum biochemical indices in Hu sheep (means ± SEM, n = 12).

Item	Con	Cur1	Cur2
Glu (mmol/L)	3.37 + 0.81	3.30 + 0.89	3.81 + 1.17
TC (mmol/L)	3.00 + 0.43	3.26 + 0.36	3.30 + 0.52
TG (mmol/L)	0.31 + 0.08	0.33 + 0.06	0.34 + 0.08
NEFA (mmol/L)	0.26 + 0.07 a	0.30 + 0.08 ab	0.36 + 0.09 b
HDL (mmol/L)	0.85 + 0.14	0.88+0.11	0.87 + 0.10
LDL (mmol/L)	0.71 + 0.11	0.73 + 0.15	0.71 + 0.16

Note: ^a,b Values with different superscript means significant difference (p < 0.05).Glu, glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; NEFA, non-esterified acid; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.