Table 5.
Effect of dietary supplemental Zn-Sp, Se-Sp and their combination on plasma biochemicals and antioxidative status of the experimental growing rabbits.
| Items | Supplementation (mg/kg DM) | ±SEM | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| control | Zn-Sp | Se-Sp | Zn-Se-Sp | |||
| Plasma biochemicals | ||||||
| Total protein (g/dL) | 6.20 b | 6.68 ab | 6.90 ab | 7.33 a | 0.22 | 0.02 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.72 | 3.93 | 3.25 | 3.65 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| Globulin (g/dL) | 2.47 b | 2.75 ab | 3.65 a | 3.68 a | 0.31 | 0.03 |
| Albumin / Globulin ratio | 1.51 | 1.43 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
| AST | 33.37 | 34.81 | 37.20 | 35.07 | 2.05 | 0.63 |
| ALT | 44.00 | 44.50 | 43.37 | 46.12 | 1.51 | 0.62 |
| Total lipids (mg/dL) | 292.24 a | 244.60 b | 225.80 b | 232.30 b | 7.04 | 0.0001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 73.44 a | 67.85 ab | 60.44 b | 59.15 b | 2.81 | 0.01 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 107.74 a | 94.17 ab | 86.40 b | 80.36 b | 6.39 | 0.05 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 24.42 c | 27.03 bc | 28.44 b | 32.53 a | 1.13 | 0.002 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 68.63 a | 53.57 ab | 45.87 b | 36.00 b | 6.33 | 0.02 |
| VLDL (mg/dL) | 14.68 a | 13.57 ab | 12.09 b | 11.83 b | 0.56 | 0.011 |
| Antioxidative status | ||||||
| T-AOC (mmol/L) | 0.59 c | 0.95 bc | 1.07 b | 1.97 a | 0.14 | 0.0001 |
| TBARs | 6.47 a | 6.08 a | 5.17 b | 2.95 c | 0.15 | 0.0001 |
| GSH-Px (U/L) | 0.92 b | 1.07 b | 1.20 b | 2.00 a | 0.16 | 0.0020 |
| Catlase (U/L) | 495.07 b | 571.78 ab | 635.73 a | 623.48 a | 30.91 | 0.0285 |
| SOD (U/L) | 28.98 c | 33.29 bc | 40.43 ab | 45.57 a | 2.68 | 0.0075 |
a,b,c Mean values with the same letter within the same row did not differ significantly (p > 0.05). Total antioxidant capacity (mmol/L), TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, Glutathione peroxidase (U/L) and Superoxide dismutase (U/L).