Table 2.
Effects of Heat stress on serum biochemical of meat rabbits.
| Items | Control | HT | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSP70 (pg/ml) | 1403.61 ± 32.10b | 1569.05 ± 14.48a | 0.0015 |
| Cortisol (ng/L) | 19.48 ± 1.60b | 52.39 ± 5.81a | 0.0003 |
| TP (g/L) | 64.50 ± 1.83a | 58.63 ± 1.05b | 0.0194 |
| ALB (g/L) | 30.60 ± 0.47 | 29.37 ± 1.03 | 0.3029 |
| UREA (mmol/L) | 7.37 ± 0.44 | 8.25 ± 0.18 | 0.0967 |
| GLU (mmol/L) | 7.45 ± 0.21a | 6.84 ± 0.1b | 0.0269 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.38 ± 0.32 | 0.72 ± 0.10 | 0.0816 |
| Ca (mmol/L) | 4.26 ± 0.08 | 4.53 ± 0.12 | 0.0918 |
| P (mmol/L) | 3.28 ± 0.12 | 2.85 ± 0.20 | 0.0938 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 0.43 ± 0.04 | 0.61 ± 0.09 | 0.0875 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 0.46 ± 0.08 | 0.50 ± 0.02 | 0.5943 |
| T3 (ng/ml) | 0.41 ± 0.06a | 0.13 ± 0.03b | 0.0014 |
| T4 (μg/dl) | 1.39 ± 0.21a | 0.29 ± 0.12b | 0.0011 |
Values are means ± SEMs; n = 8. abValues with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).