Table 6.

Effect of Bacillus subtilis PB6 supplementation during late gestation and lactation on the antioxidant capacity in the sera of sows¹.

Item	CON2	BS2	P-value
T-AOC, active U/mL
At parturition	8.65 ± 1.51	15.68 ± 2.65	0.044
Day 14 of lactation	10.16 ± 1.55	15.39 ± 4.29	0.292
Day 21 of lactation	7.08 ± 1.93	10.92 ± 2.38	0.238
CAT, active U/mL
At parturition	1.95 ± 0.31	2.24 ± 0.28	0.509
Day 14 of lactation	2.02 ± 0.29	1.96 ± 0.31	0.884
Day 21 of lactation	1.27 ± 0.18	2.36 ± 0.31	0.014
GSH-Px, active U/mL
At parturition	763.67 ± 32.89	780.17 ± 49.47	0.787
Day 14 of lactation	1,000.17 ± 33.15	924.33 ± 38.68	0.168
Day 21 of lactation	1,003.17 ± 50.00	1,024.33 ± 40.81	0.750

¹Values are means ± SEM, n = 6 per treatment.

²CON, basal diet treatment; BS, basal diet + 0.2% B. subtilis PB6 treatment.