Table 4. Effects of beta glucan on antioxidant in lactating sows under high ambient temperature

Item	CON1)	BG5	BG10	SEM	p-value
ROS (U/mL)	2.32	2.35	2.27	0.108	0.780
H2O2 (mmol/L)	5.09	5.10	5.06	0.086	0.884
TAC (Mm)	0.34	0.32	0.33	0.022	0.550
SOD (U/mL)	78.11b	84.00ab	87.62a	2.444	0.002
MDA (ng/mL)	50.35	49.94	49.52	1.053	0.735
Catalase (U/mL)	41.97	42.13	40.84	1.158	0.491

Con, control; BG5, β-glucan 0.05% in basal diet; BG10, β-glucan 0.10% in basal diet.
Means within a variable with no common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05).
ROS, reactive oxygen species; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; SOD, superoxide dismutase; MDA, malondialdehyde.