Table 5.
Effect of different fiber sources on plasma biochemical parameters during gestation and lactation.
| Items | Treatments 1 | p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | WB | CM | SCR | CG | RBM | ||
| Day 100 of gestation | |||||||
| GLU (mmol/L) | 5.17 ± 0.70 | 4.89 ± 0.40 | 4.57 ± 0.48 | 5.13 ± 0.54 | 4.71 ± 0.72 | 4.62 ± 0.41 | 0.148 |
| PUN (mmol/L) | 5.04 ± 0.72 b | 5.15 ± 0.62 ab | 5.82 ± 0.87 a | 5.12 ± 0.66 ab | 4.16 ± 0.51 c | 4.81 ± 0.58 bc | 0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.81 ± 0.34 | 0.78 ± 0.14 | 0.80 ± 0.29 | 0.82 ± 0.35 | 0.74 ± 0.13 | 0.72 ± 0.13 | 0.952 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 50.48 ± 6.09 | 59.28 ± 5.75 | 47.36 ± 8.35 | 47.86 ± 6.85 | 45.09 ± 5.55 | 46.51 ± 5.76 | 0.111 |
| AST(IU/L) | 24.78 ± 4.08 | 25.94 ± 2.47 | 31.68 ± 6.77 | 24.25 ± 6.46 | 25.04 ± 2.36 | 25.39 ± 2.20 | 0.492 |
| AKP (IU/L) | 44.52 ± 4.17 | 50.66 ± 6.58 | 52.32 ± 7.40 | 48.06 ± 4.54 | 54.15 ± 3.77 | 56.55 ± 3.96 | 0.262 |
| TP (g/L) | 77.93 ± 3.83 b | 81.91 ± 5.26 ab | 72.94 ± 2.34 c | 73.19 ± 3.27 c | 82.86 ± 5.56 a | 80.63 ± 5.09 ab | <0.001 |
| ALB (g/L) | 43.76 ± 3.92 | 44.24 ± 44.69 | 43.75 ± 1.70 | 44.10 ± 2.70 | 42.88 ± 2.18 | 42.91 ± 2.32 | 0.953 |
| Globulin(g/L) | 34.17 ± 4.46 b | 37.67 ± 5.31 a | 29.19 ± 3.12 c | 29.09 ± 2.97 c | 39.98 ± 3.46 ab | 37.71 ± 3.53 ab | <0.001 |
| Day 14 of lactation | |||||||
| GLU (mmol/L) | 4.79 ± 0.57 | 5.08 ± 0.75 | 5.16 ± 0.81 | 5.48 ± 0.71 | 5.60 ± 0.76 | 5.19 ± 0.70 | 0.442 |
| PUN (mmol/L) | 5.50 ± 1.03 | 6.36 ± 0.86 | 6.21 ± 1.47 | 6.23 ± 1.01 | 5.50 ± 0.88 | 5.80 ± 0.99 | 0.396 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.27 ± 0.07 | 0.30 ± 0.07 | 0.22 ± 0.06 | 0.23 ± 0.08 | 0.32 ± 0.08 | 0.26 ± 0.09 | 0.353 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 50.98 ± 4.59 | 45.48 ± 6.20 | 50.16 ± 6.78 | 53.24 ± 6.23 | 48.73 ± 6.57 | 48.16 ± 4.18 | 0.754 |
| AST(IU/L) | 24.4 ± 2.84 | 25.70 ± 6.10 | 32.83 ± 5.19 | 27.39 ± 5.12 | 28.36 ± 4.93 | 32.26 ± 5.21 | 0.315 |
| AKP (IU/L) | 65.53 ± 6.96 | 62.09 ± 5.77 | 61.15 ± 6.51 | 78.63 ± 6.63 | 63.99 ± 6.52 | 57.67 ± 5.32 | 0.910 |
| TP (g/L) | 77.67 ± 4.94 abc | 79.78 ± 2.90 ab | 75.78 ± 3.51 bc | 74.82 ± 3.22 c | 80.77 ± 3.60 a | 78.63 ± 5.47 abc | 0.041 |
| ALB(g/L) | 45.04 ± 2.49 | 44.48 ± 3.18 | 46.35 ± 2.28 | 45.20 ± 1.42 | 44.71 ± 2.47 | 44.35 ± 2.67 | 0.634 |
| Globulin (g/L) | 32.63 ± 3.52 ab | 35.30 ± 4.51 a | 29.43 ± 2.07 b | 29.62 ± 2.49 b | 36.06 ± 4.87 a | 34.28 ± 3.72 a | 0.011 |
Abbreviations: GLU, glucose; PUN, plasma urea nitrogen; TG, glycerin trilaurate; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; AKP, alkaline phosphatase; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLB, globulin. 1 CON, control; WB, wheat bran; CM, chicory meal; SCR, soybean curd residue; CG, corn gluten; RBM, rice bran meal. Note: The values are given as the mean ± SD (n = 12). a,b,c Mean values within a row without a common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05).