Table 2.
Effect of common EOs and MEEOs on the serum biochemical parameters of weaning piglets.
| Item | Groups1 | SEM2 | P-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con | CTC | LEO | HEO | LMEEO | HMEEO | |||
| TP (g/L) | 48.59 | 47.29 | 48.53 | 47.29 | 47.86 | 47.73 | 1.45 | 0.975 |
| ALB (g/L) | 40.88 | 39.24 | 41.12 | 38.29 | 39.63 | 41.45 | 1.59 | 0.697 |
| ALP (U/L) | 275.00 | 285.71 | 310.00 | 261.88 | 272.75 | 276.83 | 19.38 | 0.658 |
| DAO (U/L) | 16.89bc | 26.46ab | 24.98abc | 29.50a | 13.40c | 21.93abc | 3.81 | 0.041 |
| LACT (μmoL/L) | 11.24 | 11.27 | 12.89 | 10.79 | 11.56 | 11.63 | 0.86 | 0.727 |
TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; DAO, diamine oxidase; LACT, lactic acid.
a, b, c
Different superscripts within a row indicate a significant difference (P <0.05).
1
Con, basal diet; CTC, basal diet supplemented with 75 mg/kg chlortetracycline; LEO, basal diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg common EOs; HEO, basal diet supplemented with 500 mg/kg common EOs; LMEEO, basal diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg MEEOs; HMEEO, basal diet supplemented with 500 mg/kg MEEOs.
2
SEM means standard error of the means (n = 8).