From: Fermented Astragalus in diet altered the composition of fecal microbiota in broiler chickens
Item | Time period (days) | Dietary treatment | SEM2 | P-values | ||
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C group | U group | F group | ||||
CAT (U/mL) | 1–21 | 2.26 ± 0.32 | 2.49 ± 0.22 | 2.65 ± 0.24 | 0.186 | 0.264 |
22–42 | 5.72 ± 0.45 | 5.82 ± 0.52 | 6.01 ± 0.35 | 0.315 | 0.721 | |
GSH-Px (U/mL) | 1–21 | 1 127.61 ± 79.64a | 1133.50 ± 74.79a | 1374.21 ± 89.65b | 57.695 | 0.016 |
22–42 | 1 329.20 ± 96.00a | 1 378.68 ± 86.00a | 1569.12 ± 91.77b | 64.592 | 0.040 | |
AOC (U/mL) | 1–21 | 8.90 ± 1.09a | 9.56 ± 1.31a | 13.23 ± 0.80b | 0.767 | 0.006 |
22–42 | 10.42 ± 0.77a | 11.03 ± 1.25a | 13.44 ± 1.33b | 0.809 | 0.039 | |
MDA (nmol/mL) | 1–21 | 10.79 ± 1.27b | 9.46 ± 1.10b | 7.05 ± 0.85a | 0.769 | 0.015 |
22–42 | 4.23 ± 0.66 | 4.21 ± 0.53 | 3.89 ± 0.46a | 0.395 | 0.713 | |
SOD (U/mL) | 1–21 | 118.03 ± 10.26a | 121.45 ± 13.94a | 156.97 ± 12.12b | 8.627 | 0.014 |
22–42 | 208.67 ± 14.06a | 213.96 ± 16.32a | 248.76 ± 11.85b | 10.036 | 0.027 |