Table 6.
Effect of NCG on plasma index associated with altitude stress of experimental Jersey cattle.
| Items | Treatmentsa | SEMb | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | NCG | |||
| C-Reactive protein (×103 ng/ml) | 2.99 | 2.68 | 0.40 | 0.72 |
| Transferrin (mg/ml) | 5.33 | 3.20 | 0.83 | 0.03 |
| Heat shock proteins (ng/ml) | 3.03 | 2.67 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Endothelin (ng/L) | 532 | 305 | 42.91 | 0.02 |
| Thyroxine (ng/ml) | 43.13 | 38.90 | 0.92 | 0.02 |
| Aldosterone (ng/L) | 661 | 493 | 43.89 | 0.06 |
| Cortisol (ng/ml) | 62 | 53 | 7.32 | 0.56 |
| Asymmetric dimethylarginine (μmol/ml) | 67.20 | 70.22 | 1.52 | 0.34 |
| Hypoxia-inducible factor (ng/L) | 303 | 283 | 7.06 | 0.15 |
a
CON, CON group, N = 6, basal diet without supplementation of N-carbamylglutamate; NCG, N = 8, treatment that added 20 (g/d/head) N-carbamylglutamate.
b
SEM was standard error of means.