Table 6.
Effect of dietary chestnut wood extract supplementation on muscle tissue and serum antioxidant status in broilers.1
| Item | CON | CTC | CWE | SEM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast muscle | |||||
| T-AOC (U/mg) | 0.90b | 0.80b | 0.96a | 0.03 | 0.014 |
| GSH-PX (U/mg) | 79.40b | 74.17c | 91.41a | 3.4 | 0.042 |
| SOD (U/mg) | 7.12a,b | 6.61b | 7.89a | 0.25 | 0.032 |
| MDA (nmol/mg) | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.02 | 0.337 |
| Thigh muscle | |||||
| T-AOC (U/mg) | 1.01a,b | 0.86b | 1.11a | 0.03 | 0.022 |
| GSH-PX (U/mg) | 84.83b | 83.77b | 89.07a | 1.97 | 0.031 |
| SOD (U/mg) | 8.45b | 9.07b | 10.48a | 0.28 | 0.003 |
| MDA (nmol/mg) | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.02 | 0.478 |
| Serum | |||||
| T-AOC (U/mL) | 7.79b | 8.55a,b | 9.28a | 0.22 | 0.011 |
| GSH-PX (U/mL) | 825.40b | 855.39a,b | 880.45a | 8.74 | 0.021 |
| SOD (U/mL) | 24.09c | 26.31b | 29.24a | 0.68 | 0.001 |
| MDA (nmol/mL) | 5.52 | 5.62 | 5.23 | 0.20 | 0.726 |
SEM, pooled standard error of the means. Different superscript lowercase letters in the same row means significantly different at P < 0.05.
Abbreviations: CON, control; CTC, antibiotic (chlortetracycline); CWE, chestnut wood extract; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase; MDA, malondialdehyde; SOD, superoxide dismutase; T-AOC, total antioxidant capacity.
1
Data represented the mean value of 7 sample per treatment.