Semen characteristics and seminal oxidative status of four breeds of rabbit in South west, Nigeria

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 3 Seminal oxidative status of four exotic breeds of rabbit

Parameters	Fauve de Bourgogne	Chinchilla	British Spot	New Zealand White	SEM	p value
Lipid peroxidation (TBARS/mg protein)	0.03^b	0.05^ab	0.07^a	0.06^a	0.01	*
Total antioxidant activity (mmol/litre)	0.78	0.82	0.79	0.60	0.07	NS
Superoxide dismutase (U/min/mg protein)	57.27^ab	29.09^b	48.18^ab	91.82^a	10.87	*
Catalase (nmoles of H₂O₂ consumed/min/mg protein)	345.69^ab	300.43^ab	165.99^b	817.73^a	62.13	*
Glutathione peroxidase (μgGSH/min/mg protein)	102.85^b	88.27^b	61.16^b	244.14^a	18.89	*

Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly (p < 0.05) different
SEM standard error of the mean, LTHI least temperature-humidity index, NS not significant (p > 0.05), TBARS thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, GSH glutathione
*Significant difference (p < 0.05)