Table 5.
Effect of NCG on plasma immunity and antioxidant parameters of experimental Jersey cattle.
| Itemsa | Treatmentsb | SEMc | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | NCG | |||
| Immunity | ||||
| IgA (μg/ml) | 589 | 603 | 13.61 | 0.63 |
| IgG (μg/ml) | 4,427 | 4,174 | 152.04 | 0.43 |
| IgM (μg/ml) | 1,432 | 1,346 | 58.50 | 0.49 |
| Antioxidant ability | ||||
| NOS (U/ ml) | 3.19 | 2.97 | 0.19 | 0.59 |
| SOD (U/ ml) | 124.18 | 122.45 | 2.42 | 0.73 |
| MDA (nmol/ml) | 5.71 | 4.41 | 0.70 | 0.38 |
| CAT (U/ ml) | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| T-AOC (mmol/L) | 26.95 | 26.27 | 0.30 | 0.27 |
a
IgA, immunoglobulin A; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; SOD, superoxide dismutase; MDA, malondialdehyde; CAT, Catalase; T-AOC, total antioxidant capacity.
b
CON, CON group, N = 6, basal diet without supplementation of N-carbamylglutamate; NCG, N = 8, treatment that added 20 (g/d/head) N-carbamylglutamate.
c
SEM was standard error of means.