Table 3.

Change from baseline oxidative stress marker concentrations of dogs consuming a SCFP-supplemented or control diet before and after transport stress

Measure	Δ Control	Δ SCFP	SEM	P-value
Malondialdehyde, nmol/mL	−0.52b	2.52a	0.96	0.0337
Superoxide dismutase, ng/mL	1.10	0.93	1.24	0.9254
8-Isoprostane, pg/mL	−13.11	26.54	16.15	0.0935
α-Tocopherol, μg/mL	−1.81	−1.63	0.49	0.7883
Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), μM Trolox	−18.51	−3.50	16.83	0.5113
CAP-e1	−173.0	402.8	357.70	0.2646

¹ CAP-e: cell-based anti-oxidant protection in erythrocytes assay. Results provided as mean fluorescence intensity, where low fluorescence indicates less oxidative stress to red blood cells, and higher fluorescence indicates a higher level of stress to red blood cells.

^a,bMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters differ (P < 0.05).