Group Time intervals SOD* GPX* Catalase* MDA*
(U/gHb ) (U/gHb ) ( U/gHb) ( Umol/L)
  2 1383.7 ±115.4 244.8 ±9.7 1768.2 ±210.6 0.95 ±0.03
Group I 5 1275.0 ±24.4 213.1 ±11.9 1965.2 ±153.5 1.09 ±0.01
(Control) 8 1182.5 ±45.3 230.3 ±11.4 1817.5 ±161.6 1.03 ±0.06
  11 1337.5 ±93.0 244.9 ±12.3 1825.5 ±221.7 1.00 ±0.03
  17 1206.2 ±37.1 234.5 ±8.7 1778.7 ±169.3 0.86 ±0.08
  2 1297.5 ±94.0 186.9 ±14.5 1655.0 ±188.2 1.08 ±0.04
Group II 5 1145.0 ±49.8 179.6 ±8.1 1839.2 ±154.9 1.14 ±0.04
(1 mg/kg) 8 1136.2 ±49.9 173.3 ±9.6 1708.0 ±141.6 1.09 ±0.03
  11 1100.0 ±29.4 164.7 ±12.7 1690.2 ±199.2 1.10 ±0.03
  17 1137.5 ±44.5 162.4 ±12.5 1638.0 ±167.6 1.09 ±0.04
Group III
(2 mg/kg)
2 1052.0 ±30.1 158.1 ±14.5 1539.5 ±169.2 1.11 ±0.02
5 1000.0 ±43.8 134.6 ±10.3 1699.0 ±151.3 1.13 ±0.00
8 986.2 ±36.4 132.1 ±11.4 1625.7 ±146.1 1.14 ±0.02
11 1033.7 ±31.3 145.1 ±8.3 1614.5 ±167.4 1.12 ±0.02
17 987.5 ±46.2 129.7 ±9.7 1531.7 ±174.5 1.18 ±0.01
  2 800.0 ±12.4 119.7 ±7.1 1469.2 ±176.3 1.30 ±0.04
Group IV 5 828.7 ±67.7 132.6 ±10.0 1334.7 ±171.8 1.26 ±0.07
(3 mg/kg) 8 798.7 ±25.4 126.1 ±9.6 1598.7 ±147.9 1.19 ±0.05
  11 815.0 ±57.8 131.1 ±8.2 1513.5 ±127.1 1.24 ±0.05
  17 780.0 ±29.2 118.4 ±6.1 1533.5 ±186.8 1.26 ±0.02
  2 738.7 ±28.4 115.8 ±7.1 1435.5 ±159.8 1.34 ±0.05
Group V 5 696.2 ±44.4 113.9 ±5.3 1468.0 ±112.0 1.31 ±0.02
(4 mg/kg) 8 686.2 ±18.2 126.7 ±5.1 1431.2 ±119.7 1.33 ±0.04
  11 685.0 ±35.2 113.4 ±4.3 1378.2 ±179.8 1.31 ±0.02
  17 693.7 ±38.5 116.6 ±6.2 1330.7 ±159.2 1.31 ±0.01
Table 1: Blood SOD, GPX, Catalase and MDA after oral administration of various doses of salinomycin in sheep. *Significant difference between control and other groups at P<0.05