Table 4
Serum oxidative status of heat stressed bucks gavaged with soursop juice for 8 weeks

	Baseline assessment (un-heat stressed treatment)	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)	54.8	43.39^a	39.20^a	32.70^b	29.60^b	24.15^b	2.27
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	51.04	57.91^a	50.19^a	51.91^a	41.03^b	36.68^b	2.97
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	114.53	214.78^a	134.15^b	177.05^b	155.75^b	129.77^b	10.89
Lipid Peroxidation (TBARS/mg protein)	0.09	1.41^a	0.35^b	0.38^b	0.29^b	0.19^c	0.04
Glutathione (μg GSH /min/mg protein)	54.05	27.79^b	37.28^a	38.01^a	45.31^a	45.99^a	4.29
Catalase (nm H₂O₂ /min/mg protein)	132.77	43.58^b	102.42^a	100.89^a	103.36^a	109.03^a	7.29
Superoxide Dismutase (U/min/mg protein)	78.68	17.39^b	20.29^b	19.57^b	21.74^b	28.70^a	3.01