Table 5.
Effects of weaning on antioxidant function of liver of piglets.
| Items | Time | Groups | Mean | SEM | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | W | G | T | G × T | ||||
| T-AOC (U/mg prot) | 3 d | 3.52 | 3.29 | 3.41 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.84 | 0.73 |
| 7 d | 3.62 | 3.27 | 3.45 | |||||
| Mean | 3.57 | 3.28 | 3.43 | |||||
| SOD (U/mg prot) | 3 d | 5.80 * | 5.63 | 5.72 | 0.02 | <0.01 | 0.73 | 0.76 |
| 7 d | 5.80 * | 5.60 | 5.70 | |||||
| Mean | 5.80 | 5.62 | 5.71 | |||||
| CAT (U/mg prot) | 3 d | 12.92 | 11.64 | 12.28 | 0.33 | 0.02 | 0.65 | 0.50 |
| 7 d | 13.06 * | 10.89 | 11.98 | |||||
| Mean | 12.99 | 11.27 | 12.13 | |||||
| GSH-Px (U/mg prot) | 3 d | 209.46 | 188.83 | 199.15 | 9.26 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.55 |
| 7 d | 191.09 | 147.68 | 169.39 | |||||
| Mean | 200.28 | 168.26 | 184.27 | |||||
| MDA (nmol/mg prot) | 3 d | 1.83 | 2.29 | 2.06 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.87 |
| 7 d | 1.61 | 1.99 | 1.80 | |||||
| Mean | 1.72 | 2.14 | 1.93 | |||||
Values are expressed as means and SEM, n = 8; S, suckling group; W, weaning group; G, group; T, time. * p < 0.05 (* Indicates significant differences between different treatments at the same weaning time).