Table 6 The antioxidant function in the serum of primiparous sows at parturition.

From: Nano selenium and plant extracts supplementation enhanced reproductive performance of parity-2 sows

Items

CON group

CUR group

GE group

SEM

p-value

n

8

8

8

-

-

SOD (IU mL−1)

383.76b

398.85b

431.17a

7.82

0.020

GSH-Px (IU mL−1)

312.62b

485.65a

496.06a

26.16

< 0.001

MDA (nmol mL−1)

9.11a

7.92b

7.64b

0.22

0.002

  1. CON group: basal diet (0.30 mg·kg−1 Se, sodium selenite); CUR group: basal diet + 0.20 mg·kg−1 Se (nano-Se) + 300 mg·kg−1 CUR; GE group: basal diet + 0.20 mg·kg−1 Se (nano-Se) + 500 mg·kg−1 GE. SOD, superoxide dismutase; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxide; MDA, malondialdehyde.
  2. Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at p < 0.05.
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