Table 4 Effects of dietary supplementation of broiler breeder hens and their offspring with genistein on broilers’ antioxidant enzyme activities at 21 days of age.

From: Dietary genistein supplementation for breeders and their offspring improves the growth performance and immune function of broilers

 

AKP

T-SOD

GSH-Px

CAT

T-AOC

MDA

MT

Diet

  CON

1657 ± 618

295 ± 48

23.05 ± 2.73

14.77 ± 3.05

0.60 ± 0.20

0.94 ± 0.17

7.99 ± 0.39

  GEN

2631 ± 592

387 ± 63

31.43 ± 6.14

16.05 ± 4.43

0.98 ± 0.25

0.76 ± 0.19

8.53 ± 0.21

P-value

0.006

0.008

0.003

0.479

0.007

0.095

0.015

  1. AKP, alkaline phosphatase in serum (U/L); T-AOC, total antioxidant capacity of the liver (U/mg prot); MDA, malondialdehyde in the liver (mmol/mg prot); CAT, catalase in the liver (U/mg prot); T-SOD, total superoxide dismutase in the liver (U/mg prot); GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase in the liver (U/mg prot). MT, metallothionein (ng/mL); CON, control group; GEN, genistein group. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 8 broiler chickens), with a P-value.
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