Table 4. Effects of arginine and methionine supplementation on plasma profile in weaning pigs under heat stress condition
Items | CON | Arginine (Arg) | Methionine (Met) | SE | p-value | p-value of contrast |
0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | Arg vs. Met | 0.2 vs. 0.4 |
Protein (g/dL) | 5.16 | 5.22 | 5.31 | 5.14 | 5.20 | 0.11 | 0.555 | 0.212 | 0.218 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 3.84 | 3.71 | 3.77 | 3.97 | 3.99 | 0.23 | 0.600 | 0.180 | 0.704 |
d-ROMs (mg/dL [H2O2]) | 60.7a | 48.1b | 47.3b | 58.7b | 57.6b | 2.08 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.613 |
Cortisol (μg/dL) | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 0.10 | 0.630 | 0.588 | 0.497 |
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
SE, standard error; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ROMs, reactive oxygen metabolites.