Table 5. Effects of Kimchi cabbage by-product as substitutional ingredient of TMR on blood profiles of Holstein steers

Items Treatment1) SEM p-value
CON TC
ALT (U/L) 26.00 25.71 0.74 0.78
AST (U/L) 70.00 69.77 2.36 0.96
Glucose (mg/dL) 86.18 89.47 1.74 0.19
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 133.24 135.94 5.53 0.74
HDL (mg/dL) 112.71 110.41 2.42 0.51
LDL (mg/dL) 23.24 25.35 1.40 0.30
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.80b 0.92a 0.04 < 0.05
BUN (mg/dL) 15.09a 13.04b 0.67 < 0.05
Total protein (g/dL) 6.31 6.58 0.10 0.06
TMR only (CON); TMR + 30% Kimchi cabbage by-products (TC), fresh matter basis.
Means with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).
TMR, total mixed ration; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.