Table 1 Effects of chronic heat stress and HMSeBA supplementation on serum biochemical and endocrine parameters of growing pigs

ALT, U/L

45.8 ± 3.5

48.0 ± 2.6

48.5 ± 4.7

47.2 ± 5.0

42.7 ± 1.6

0.807

AST, U/L

25.4 ± 2.0

38.5 ± 4.8

41.5 ± 2.7

35.0 ± 5.0

33.8 ± 3.4

0.101

TBA, μmol/L

25.7 ± 3.0^b

56.1 ± 6.4^a

48.9 ± 6.7^a

56.0 ± 6.9^a

55.6 ± 8.8^a

0.017

F-insulin, μIU/mL

15.10 ± 2.63^a

10.08 ± 0.98^b

9.94 ± 0.70^b

9.80 ± 0.76^b

9.32 ± 0.69^b

0.036

T3, ng/mL

0.65 ± 0.08^a

0.45 ± 0.08^b

0.42 ± 0.04^b

0.34 ± 0.03^b

0.39 ± 0.03^b

0.014

T4, ng/mL

50.72 ± 2.31

37.08 ± 5.00

39.10 ± 3.25

34.89 ± 3.27

39.67 ± 1.02

0.055

GLU, mmol/L

5.30 ± 0.44

5.54 ± 0.15

5.06 ± 0.44

5.25 ± 0.42

5.67 ± 0.36

0.801

TG, mmol/L

0.52 ± 0.04

0.49 ± 0.03

0.53 ± 0.03

0.51 ± 0.03

0.54 ± 0.07

0.929

CHO, mmol/L

3.04 ± 0.11

3.28 ± 0.13

3.17 ± 0.16

3.14 ± 0.17

2.98 ± 0.13

0.597

LDL-C, mmol/L

1.04 ± 0.04^c

1.36 ± 0.06^a

1.27 ± 0.06^ab

1.37 ± 0.08^a

1.13 ± 0.05^bc

0.002

HDL-C, mmol/L

0.80 ± 0.03

0.74 ± 0.04

0.74 ± 0.03

0.68 ± 0.05

0.70 ± 0.05

0.318

NEFA, mmol/L

0.20 ± 0.05

0.28 ± 0.19

0.27 ± 0.15

0.55 ± 0.25

0.36 ± 0.26

0.753