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. 2022 Mar 3;8:787719. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.787719

Table 5.

Plasma enzymatic antioxidant indices of Beetal goats.

Enzymatic antioxidants (Units/ml) Levels of Moringa oleifera leaf powder supplementation SEM p -value
M0 M2% M3.5%
Gestation day 110
SOD 21.29 ± 0.52c 25.82 ± 0.28b 32.08 ± 0.39a 0.23 0.011
POD 195.82 ± 0.61b 207.16 ± 0.79a 212.24 ± 1.30a 0.45 0.002
CAT 40 ± 0.82 41 ± 1.29 44.75 ± 0.48 0.52 0.062
Gestation day 130
SOD 19.88 ± 0.63c 28.20 ± 0.57b 37.77 ± 0.73a 0.29 0.015
POD 209.65 ± 0.88b 231.79 ± 1.16a 238.17 ± 1.06a 0.34 0.001
CAT 42 ± 0.41 44.75 ± 0.85 45.25 ± 0.25 0.24 0.100
Gestation day 150
SOD 13.76 ± 0.38c 28.88 ± 0.64b 39.54 ± 0.89a 0.47 0.001
POD 215.21 ± 0.74b 244.11 ± 0.89a 247.07 ± 0.98a 0.51 0.005
CAT 45.50 ± 0.96 47 ± 0.71 49.50 ± 0.94 0.49 0.154
Lactation day 20
SOD 17.97 ± 0.43c 36.17 ± 1.05b 42.76 ± 0.36a 0.30 0.001
POD 226.91 ± 0.69b 261.79 ± 1.55a 268.11 ± 0.72a 0.67 0.001
CAT 50.48 ± 0.87c 55.50 ± 0.29b 63.39 ± 0.86a 0.38 0.023

Means with superscript letters (a, b, c) within the same row differ significantly at p ≤ 0.05. SOD, superoxide dismutase; POD, peroxidase; CAT, catalase.