Fig. 2

Effects of dietary BAO supplementation on plasma antioxidant capacity and inflammation levels in weaned pigs challenged with LPS. A–E The activities of MDA, T-AOC, SOD, GSH and GSH-Px. F–I The activities of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-12. Dates are presented as means ± SEM (n = 5). ^*P < 0.05; ^**P < 0.01. CON, corn-soybean meal basal diets group treated with saline; LPS, corn-soybean meal basal diets group treated with lipopolysaccharide; BAO + LPS, corn-soybean meal basal diets + 5 kg/t benzoic acid + 500 g/t essential oils group treated with lipopolysaccharide