Table 3.
Effect of selenium-yeast on muscle antioxidant activity and immune of goats1.
| Item2 | Group3 | SEM | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | LS | HS | |||
| TAC, U/mL | 4.56b | 7.36ab | 9.87a | 1.0668 | 0.0348 |
| SOD, U/mL | 22.46 | 22.54 | 22.89 | 0.2868 | 0.5594 |
| GSH-Px, U/mL | 170.02b | 204.14ab | 238.27a | 14.9544 | 0.0489 |
| CAT, U/mL | 19.27 | 19.16 | 19.10 | 0.0562 | 0.2514 |
| MDA, nmol/mL | 4.37a | 1.84b | 1.28b | 0.5888 | 0.0047 |
| DPPH scavenging activity, % | 7.36b | 14.50a | 14.20a | 1.1177 | 0.0312 |
1a−b
Different letters within a row are significantly different (P < 0.05).
2
Values represent the mean of six replicates (n = 6).
3
TAC, total antioxidant capacity; SOD, superoxide dismutase; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase; CAT, catalase; MDA, malondialdehyde; DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl.