Table 4 Effects of medium-chain fatty acid triglycerides supplementation on serum antioxidant and oxidative stress indices, and endotoxin LPS of finishing bulls

TAOC (U/mL)

7.50^c

8.21^bc

9.13^ab

9.87^a

0.607

0.032

SOD (U/mL)

49.49^b

57.12^b

68.22^ab

82.72^a

7.855

0.024

Catalase (U/mL)

33.42^d

41.99^c

46.23^b

53.69^a

1.124

< 0.001

GHS-PX (U/mL)

115.78^b

142.97^b

205.95^a

220.70^a

15.508

0.001

GR (U/L)

3.65^c

5.21^b

6.04^a

6.72^a

0.326

< 0.001

H₂O₂ (U/mL)

56.08^a

50.35^ab

44.60^bc

39.30^c

3.025

0.007

Malondialdehyde (nmol/mL)

4.14^a

3.66^b

3.17^c

2.32^d

0.189

< 0.001

NO (µmol/L)

49.75^c

49.76^c

55.42^b

59.65^a

0.817

< 0.001

ROS (Fluorescence intensity/mL)

1150.09^a

986.48^b

686.51^c

511.23^d

44.987

< 0.001

LPS (EU/mL)

1.131^a

1.040^a

0.698^b

0.868^ab

0.145

0.033