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Table 4 Effects of fermented Astragalus on the serum biochemical parameters of broiler chickens

From: Fermented Astragalus in diet altered the composition of fecal microbiota in broiler chickens

Item

Time period (days)

Dietary treatment

SEM2

P-values

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

  1. C group = basal diet; U group = basal diet + 0.5% unfermented Astragalus; F group=basal diet + 0.5% fermented Astragalus
  2. CAT catalase, GSH-Px glutathione superoxide dismutase, AOC antioxidant capacity, MDA malondialdehyde, SOD suproxide dismutase
  3. a,bMeans in the same row bearing different superscripts differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05)