Table 3.
Effect of dietary supplementation with tributyrin in combination with different essential oils on serum characteristics of weaned pigs.
| Items 2 | Con 1 | AB 1 | OT 1 | MT 1 | SEM 3 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total protein, g/L | 44.3 | 42.8 | 42.1 | 41.7 | 1.69 | 0.80 |
| Albumin, g/L | 24.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 1.25 | 0.95 |
| Glucose, mmol/L | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.32 | 0.21 |
| BUN, mmol/L | 1.83 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 2.34 | 0.28 | 0.64 |
| AST/GOT, U/L | 95.0 | 66.7 | 64.3 | 86.0 | 10.97 | 0.19 |
| ALT/GPT, U/L | 90.4 | 85.7 | 83.6 | 97.6 | 9.47 | 0.74 |
| ALP, mmol/L | 14.1 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 1.08 | 0.25 |
| SOD, U/mL | 94.2 | 91.8 | 90.5 | 93.7 | 2.08 | 0.58 |
| MDA, nmol/mL | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.35 | 0.50 |
| GSH-PX, U/mL | 116.2 | 112.4 | 111.7 | 113.4 | 3.25 | 0.79 |
| T-AOC, mmol/L | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.36 |
1 Con, the basal diet without antibiotics, tributyrin, oregano or methyl salicylate; AB diet, the basal diets supplemented with an antibiotic compound, which provides the diet with 120 mg oxytetracycline-calcium and 16 mg enduracidin per kilogram; OT and MT diets, the basal diet supplemented with tributyrin plus oregano (1.4 g and 0.6 g per kilogram diet) and tributyrin plus methyl salicylate (1.4 g and 0.6 g per kilogram diet), respectively; 2 BUN, blood urea nitrogen; AST/GOT, glutamic oxalo-acetic transaminase; ALT/GPT, glutamic pyruvic transaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; SOD, super oxide dismutase; MDA, model driven architecture; GSH-PX, glutathione peroxide; T-AOC, total anti-oxidation capacity; 3 SEM, standard error of the mean (n = 6).