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. 2021 Jun 24;35(3):475–483. doi: 10.5713/ab.20.0812

Table 4.

Serum oxidative parameters in commercial broiler fed different methyl donors in diets containing no supplemental methionine

Treatment Lipid peroxidase (nM MDA/mg protein) Glutathione peroxidase (U/mL) RBC catalase (U/g Hb)
CD 1.353C 76.29AB 586.8A
BD 1.671A 69.62B 396.3B
FA (4 mg/kg) 1.690A 67.98B 375.9B
Biotin (1.5 mg/kg) 1.590B 79.66A 529.5A
Vit. B12 (0.1 mg/kg) 1.369C 79.41A 431.5B
Betaine (0.2%) 1.431C 67.46B 539.5A
N 10 10 10
P 0.001 0.001 0.001
SEM 0.0223 1.556 15.26

MDA, malonyl dialdehyde; RBC, red blood cells; CD, control diet; BD, basal diet; FA, folic acid; P, probability; SEM, standard error mean.

A–C

Means having no common super script in a column differ significantly (p<0.05).