Table 1.
Total antioxidant status, glutathione peroxidase activity, body weight and average weight gain in weaned calves supplemented with minerals and vitamins or sterile saline solution.
| Day | SG | CG | SEM | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSM | Treatment | Time | Treatment × Time | |||
| TAS (µg/dL) | ||||||
| −7 | 1.07 | 0.76 | ||||
| +30 | ND | ND | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.25 |
| +60 | 1.00 a | 0.27 b | ||||
| GPx (U/g Hb) | ||||||
| −7 | 113.8 | 85.8 | ||||
| +30 | ND | ND | 11.55 | 0.004 | 0.15 | 0.10 |
| +60 | 117.0 a | 45.6 b | ||||
| Body weight (kg) | ||||||
| −7 | 153 | 152 | ||||
| +30 | 165 a | 160 b | 2.21 | 0.23 | 0.0001 | 0.04 |
| +60 | 168 | 163 | ||||
| ADG (kg/day) | ||||||
| −7 | ND | ND | ||||
| +30 | 0.328 a | 0.197 b | 0.039 | 0.15 | 0.0001 | 0.07 |
| +60 | 0.855 | 0.101 | ||||
SG, supplemented group (1 mL/50 kg containing 10 mg% Cu, 40 mg% Zn, 0.5 mg% Se, 10 mg% Mn, 3.5% retinol palmitate and 5.0 % vitamin E acetate on days −7 and 0); CG, control group (saline sterile solution on days −7 and 0); LSM, least square mean; SEM, standard error of the mean; TAS, total antioxidant status; GPx, peroxidase glutathione; AWG, average weight gain; ND, not determined. a,b Different superscript letters in the same row indicate p < 0.05 SLICE option.