Table 3
Serum oxidative status of heat stressed bucks gavaged with soursop juice for 4 weeks

Treatment 1 (0 mlkg− 1 BW)Treatment 2 (0.55 mlkg− 1 BW)Treatment 3 (1.11 mlkg− 1 BW)Treatment 4 (1.67 mlkg− 1 BW)Treatment 5 (2.22 mlkg−1 BW)SEM
Total Protein (g/dL)54.814.92a8.57b14.28a13.18a11.10a1.24
Cholesterol (mg/dL)51.0461.17a48.26b46.95b50.47b50.88b3.86
Triglyceride (mg/dL)114.53148.01a129.61b103.49c103.31c99.52c9.09
Lipid Peroxidation (TBARS/mg protein)0.091.46a0.90b0.96b0.79c0.75c0.05
Glutathione (μg GSH /min/mg protein)54.0517.39c20.90c27.08b33.86a38.46a3.48
Catalase (nm H2O2 /min/mg protein)132.7754.01b95.05a87.38a90.02a96.50a6.38
Superoxide Dismutase (U/min/mg protein)78.6821.74c24.64c35.87b38.26b60.63a3.62