Table 3.
Effect of propolis level and breed on blood biochemistry and antioxidant profile in rabbits
| Trait | Propolis level (P) | Breed (B) | SEM | p-value | ||||||
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| Control | Low | High | V-line | Jabali | P | B | P×B | |||
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| Total protein (g/dL) | 6.47 | 6.66 | 6.82 | 6.49 | 6.79 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.78 | 0.13 | 0.41 |
| Albumin, (g/dL) | 3.98 | 3.83 | 3.88 | 3.87 | 3.92 | 0.07 | 0.71 | 0.34 | 0.72 | 0.63 |
| Globulin (g/dL) | 2.49 | 2.84 | 2.94 | 2.62 | 2.87 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.48 | 0.20 | 0.52 |
| Albumin/globulin ratio | 1.89 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.78 | 0.49 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 75.95 | 74.84 | 68.30 | 77.9a | 69.2b | 3.10 | 0.24 | 0.92 | 0.02 | 0.13 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 85.16 | 79.68 | 83.90 | 84.1 | 82.1 | 2.83 | 0.95 | 0.55 | 0.77 | 0.12 |
| TAC (mmol/L) | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.13a | 0.95b | 0.04 | 0.89 | 0.36 | 0.05 | 0.79 |
| MDA (nmol/mL) | 2.46 | 2.76 | 2.55 | 3.05 | 2.11 | 0.28 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.12 | 0.24 |
| GSH-Px (U/mL) | 37.71 | 32.57 | 36.64 | 32.5b | 38.8a | 1.62 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.04 | 0.11 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; MDA, malondialdehyde; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase.
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Values in rows with different letters differ significantly.