TABLE 3.
Effect of in ovo cysteine and lysine on plasma catalase, MDA, SOD of day-old chicks.
| Parameters | UI | DW | L Y | CY | CLH | CLL | SEM | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDA (nmol/ml) | 3.304ab | 4.451a | 1.857c | 2.021c | 0.813d | 0.757d | 0.284 | 0.001 |
| SOD (ng/ml) | 2.490d | 3.189cd | 5.431bc | 7.581ab | 4.186cd | 9.564a | 0.553 | 0.0001 |
| CAT(U/mml) | 2.342 | 1.920 | 2.557 | 3.385 | 2.618 | 3.573 | 0.214 | 0.197 |
abc: Means value within the row bearing different superscript differ significantly (p< 0.05). UI, Un-injected eggs; DW, eggs injected with distilled water; LY, Eggs injected 2 mg lysine; CY, Eggs injected 3.4 mg cysteine; CLH, Eggs injected mixture of 3.4 mg cysteine plus 2 mg lysine; CLL, Eggs injected mixture of 1.7 mg cysteine plus 1 mg lysine.