Week at sample collection |
|
Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
GSH-Px |
Summer |
98.7 ± 15.0a |
140.5 ± 6.3a |
70.5 ± 5.5a |
74.9 ± 3.9 |
70.4 ± 4.8a |
Fall |
41.6 ± 3.3b |
52.2 ± 3.9b |
36.4 ± 2.4b |
65.5 ± 4.0 |
39.2 ± 2.6b |
SOD |
Summer |
9.1 ± 0.6 |
9.8 ± 1.0 |
11.4 ± 1.5A |
19.8 ± 1.0a |
12.6 ± 1.0A |
Fall |
7.7 ± 0.4 |
10.1 ± 1.2 |
4.0 ± 0.2B |
8.6 ± 0.9b |
18.0 ± 1.0B |
TBARS |
Summer |
8.1 ± 0.6 |
5.2 ± 0.5A |
7.9 ± 1.0 |
4.9 ± 1.0 |
7.7 ± 1.3 |
Fall |
7.5 ± 0.8 |
8.5 ± 1.2B |
6.9 ± 0.7 |
4.1 ± 0.9 |
6.3 ± 0.5 |
|
a,b Means within column with different superscripts for each measured parameters are different (P<0.05).
A,B Means within column with different superscripts for each measured parameters are different (P<0.05). |
Table 1: Mean ± SEM for activities of plasma glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px;nmol/min/ml) and superoxide dismutase (SOD; units/ml), and concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS; nmol/ml) in Jersey calves born and raised in summer or fall. |