Table 5. Effects of rice wine residue supplementation on the blood profiles of Hanwoo steers in the fattening stage

Parameter Treatment1) SEM p-value
CON 10% RWR 15% RWR
Ethanol (%) 0 0 0 0 -
Albumin (g/dL) 3.46 3.64 3.88 0.12 0.47
BUN (mg/dL) 13.38a 11.78b 11.26b 0.84 0.04
Total protein (g/dL) 6.78b 6.71c 6.98a 0.19 0.02
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.75b 0.91ab 0.99a 0.06 0.04
Glucose (mg/dL) 61.56 64.89 70.88 3.65 0.12
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 101.78 117.44 124.38 6.75 0.87
Triglyceride (mg/dL) 15.56 20.78 22.25 3.63 0.75
LDL (mg/dL) 15.22 17.67 19.13 1.35 0.64
HDL (mg/dL) 88.22b 102.55ab 109.37a 6.11 0.04
AST/SGOT (U/L) 60.56 60.56 59.88 3.95 0.11
ALT/SGPT (U/L) 24.11 22.67 25.25 1.83 0.18
TMR only (CON); TMR + 10% RWR (10% RWR); TMR + 15% RWR (15% RWR).
Means in each row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).
RWR, rice wine residue; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; AST/SGOT, aspartate aminotransferase/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; ALT/SGPT, alanine transaminase/serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase; TMR, total mixed ration.