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Table 4 Antioxidant and immunestatus of calves feeding on different sources of milk

From: Effects of feeding untreated, pasteurized and acidified waste milk and bunk tank milk on the performance, serum metabolic profiles, immunity, and intestinal development in Holstein calves

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Treatmentsc

BTM

UWM

PWM

AWM

SOD, U/mL

56.5 ± 0.51

54.1 ± 2.03

57.2 ± 0.88

57.9 ± 0.84

MDA, nmol/L

1.28 ± 0.22c

1.37 ± 0.29c

1.91 ± 0.09a

1.58 ± 0.22b

GSH-px, μmol/mL

79.1 ± 33.2a

44.5 ± 23.8b

51.7 ± 27.0b

43.1 ± 22.6b

IgG, pg/mL

0.87 ± 0.28a

0.58 ± 0.08b

0.57 ± 0.10b

0.43 ± 0.13b

IgA, g/L

0.66 ± 0.03b

0.82 ± 0.04a

0.71 ± 0.05b

0.69 ± 0.03b

IgM, g/L

2.49 ± 0.17ab

2.89 ± 0.20a

2.53 ± 0.18ab

2.17 ± 0.05b

C3, mg/dL

0.20 ± 0.04

0.31 ± 0.05

0.25 ± 0.04

0.22 ± 0.05

C4, mg/dL

2.23 ± 0.31

2.11 ± 0.23

2.26 ± 0.26

2.54 ± 0.23

  1. a,bMeans within a row not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. c BTM bunk tank milk group, UWM untreated waste milk group, PWM pasteurized waste milk group, AWM acidified waste milk group
  3. d SOD superoxide dismutase, MDA malondialdehyde, GSH-px glutathione peroxidase, IgG immunoglobulin G, IgA immunoglobulin A, IgM immunoglobulin M, C3 complement 3, C4 complement 4