Table 5.

Effects of natural capsicum extract on serum hormone and metabolites in weaned pigs.

Item	CON	CTC	NCE	SEM	P-value
β-Endorphin, pg/mL	109b	177a	191a	5.19	<0.01
Growth hormone, ng/mL	3.62b	4.05b	7.29a	0.34	<0.01
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	1.42	1.4	1.57	0.13	0.62
Total triglyceride, mmol/L	1.86	2.00	1.99	0.09	0.46
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L	0.73	0.65	0.75	0.07	0.55
High density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L	0.46	0.47	0.52	0.04	0.57
Urea, mmol/L	2.49	2.88	2.46	0.40	0.50
5-hydroxytryptamine, ng/mL	97.40c	176.40b	226.40a	54.47	<0.01

CON = control; CTC = chlortetracycline; NCE = natural capsicum extract; SEM = standard error of the mean.

^a–c Within a row, different superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05).