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. 2021 May 5;99(5):skab146. doi: 10.1093/jas/skab146

Table 5.

Pre- and postinoculation blood parameters of Salmonella-inoculated pigs1

Treatments P-value
Item FAA− FAA+0 FAA+1 FAA+2 Mean (d) SEM Trt Day
Serum albumin, g/L
 Pre-inoculation (d 0) 34.88 34.00 35.87 36.25 35.25ª 1.242 <0.01 <0.01
 Postinoculation (d 4) 28.63 30.00 35.00 36.12 32.44b
 Postinoculation (d 7) 25.50 27.13 33.00 33.38 29.75b
 Mean (trt) 29.67b 30.38b 34.62a 35.25a
Serum haptoglobin, g/L
 Pre-inoculation (d 0) 0.96 0.71 0.80 0.50 0.74b 0.191 <0.01 <0.01
 Postinoculation (d 4) 2.09 1.89 1.30 1.17 1.61ª
 Postinoculation (d 7) 1.57 1.35 1.09 1.02 1.26b
 Mean (trt) 1.54a 1.32ab 1.06ab 0.90b
Plasma SOD, mU/mL
 Pre-inoculation (d 0) 30.92 24.67 28.47 27.83 27.97c 6.953 0.01 <0.01
 Postinoculation (d 4) 71.11 56.54 54.46 55.73 59.46ª
 Postinoculation (d 7) 60.51 40.62 39.80 39.51 45.11b
 Mean (trt) 54.18a 40.61b 40.91b 41.02b
Plasma MDA, nmol/mL
 Pre-inoculation (d 0) 0.41 0.43 0.49 0.46 0.45b 0.072 0.63 <0.01
 Postinoculation (d 4) 0.57 0.62 0.58 0.49 0.57ª
 Postinoculation (d 7) 0.41 0.41 0.49 0.37 0.42b
 Mean (trt) 0.46 0.49 0.52 0.44
Reduced glutathione (GSH), Μm
 Pre-inoculation (d 0) 4.83 5.28 5.40 5.87 5.35ª 0.745 0.02 <0.01
 Postinoculation (d 4) 1.39 3.62 3.62 3.88 3.13b
 Postinoculation (d 7) 0.71 3.76 3.73 3.58 2.95b
 Mean (trt) 2.31b 4.22a 4.25a 4.44a
Oxidized glutathione (GSSG), μM
 Pre-inoculation (d 0) 0.85 1.03 1.06 1.10 1.01b 0.066 0.56 0.04
 Postinoculation (d 4) 1.63 1.42 1.48 1.67 1.55ª
 Postinoculation (d 7) 1.02 0.98 0.83 0.91 0.94b
 Mean (trt) 1.17 1.14 1.12 1.23
GSH:GSSG
 Pre-inoculation (d 0) 5.65 5.13 5.10 5.34 5.31ª 1.097 0.03 <0.01
 Postinoculation (d 4) 0.85 2.55 2.44 2.33 2.04b
 Postinoculation (d 7) 0.70 3.83 4.49 3.93 3.24b
 Mean (trt) 2.40b 3.84a 4.01a 3.87a

1Values are least squares means; n = 8 pigs/treatment. FAA−, pigs fed a basal AA profile throughout the experimental period. FAA+0, pigs fed a functional AA profile (FAA+; Thr, Met, and Trp at 120% of requirements) postinoculation. FAA+1, pigs fed FAA+ for 1 wk pre- and postinoculation. FAA+2, pigs fed FAA+ throughout the experimental period. SEM, Standard error of the mean.

a–bMeans within a row (trt comparison) or column (d comparison) with different superscripts differ (P ≤ 0.05).