Table 5.

Plasma enzymatic antioxidant indices of pregnant beetal goats.

Enzymatic antioxidants (Units/mL)	Levels of Moringa oleifera leaf powder supplementation			SEM	p-value
	0%	1.6%	3.2%
Day 0
SOD	20.18 ± 0.28b	22.89 ± 0.36a	24.01 ± 0.67a	0.34	0.040
POD	216.79 ± 1.01b	226.54 ± 0.84a	232.12 ± 1.83a	0.62	0.012
CAT	35.50 ± 0.64	32 ± 3.02	35.25 ± 0.48	1.19	0.562
Day 20
SOD	19.06 ± 0.39b	22.81 ± 0.35a	27.73 ± 1.46a	0.48	0.018
POD	232.5 ± 0.87b	262.43 ± 1.19a	267.03 ± 0.62a	0.67	0.001
CAT	37 ± 0.91	36.25 ± 0.85	41 ± 0.70	0.21	0.205
Day 40
SOD	17.91 ± 0.20c	26.81 ± 0.33b	31.83 ± 0.32a	0.23	0.002
POD	240.46 ± 0.98b	274.65 ± 0.76a	281.59 ± 2.02a	1.04	0.003
CAT	37 ± 0.71b	39 ± 0.40b	46 ± 0.41a	0.19	0.029
Day 60
SOD	14.93 ± 0.19c	28.68 ± 0.35b	34.80 ± 0.42a	0.15	0.002
POD	246.51 ± 0.56b	283.12 ± 0.93a	290.48 ± 1.88a	0.81	0.001
CAT	40.50 ± 0.87b	42.50 ± 0.64b	51 ± 0.41a	0.24	0.019

Means with different superscript letters (a, b, c) within the same row differ significantly at P ≤ 0.05.

SOD, Superoxide dismutase; POD, Peroxidase; CAT, Catalase.