Table 2 Effect of diet and sampling time on serum biochemical parameters (mean ± standard error) in goats

Total cholesterol

0

2.51 ± 0.3

2.05 ± 0.3^d

2.28 ± 0.5^d

0.20

30

1.85 ± 0.1^b

2.09 ± 0.3^abd

2.55 ± 0.4^ad

0.05

0.03

60

2.54 ± 0.5^b

3.75 ± 0.4^ae

3.27 ± 0.4^ae

0.02

90

2.09 ± 0.2^b

2.58 ± 0.3^ad

2.44 ± 0.2^ad

0.04

P value

0.54

0.04

0.02

HDL cholesterol

0

1.57 ± 0.1

1.34 ± 0.3

1.33 ± 0.3

0.27

30

0.94 ± 0.2^c

1.35 ± 0.3^b

1.66 ± 0.4^a

0.02

60

1.64 ± 0.3^b

2.30 ± 0.8^a

2.08 ± 0.3^a

0.01

0.01

90

1.09 ± 0.3^b

1.49 ± 0.3^a

1.42 ± 0.2^a

0.02

P value

0.21

0.23

0.12

LDL cholesterol

0

0.94 ± 0.2

0.74 ± 0.1

0.95 ± 0.2

0.37

30

0.91 ± 0.1

0.84 ± 0.3

0.89 ± 0.1

0.07

60

0.90 ± 0.2

1.45 ± 0.2

1.20 ± 0.3

0.21

0.23

90

1.00 ± 0.3

1.07 ± 0.3

1.02 ± 0.1

0.95

P value

0.15

0.12

0.08

VLDL cholesterol

0

0.08 ± 0.0

0.09 ± 0.0

0.10 ± 0.0

0.77

30

0.04 ± 0.0

0.06 ± 0.0

0.06 ± 0.0

0.14

60

0.09 ± 0.0

0.13 ± 0.0

0.10 ± 0.0

0.24

0.56

90

0.04 ± 0.0

0.05 ± 0.0

0.05 ± 0.0

0.16

P value

0.41

0.07

0.06

Triglycerides

0

0.43 ± 0.0

0.44 ± 0.1

0.50 ± 0.1

0.76

30

0.48 ± 0.1

0.65 ± 0.1

0.51 ± 0.1

0.11

60

0.20 ± 0.0

0.32 ± 0.0

0.29 ± 0.1

0.31

0.84

90

0.21 ± 0.0

0.27 ± 0.0

0.21 ± 0.0

0.26

P value

0.09

0.21

0.33

Glucose

0

2.50 ± 0.1

2.34 ± 0.2

2.80 ± 0.2

0.19

30

3.18 ± 0.2

2.84 ± 0.2

3.02 ± 0.2

0.57

60

2.31 ± 0.3

2.38 ± 0.4

2.50 ± 0.2

0.93

0.67

90

2.83 ± 0.1

2.62 ± 0.3

2.81 ± 0.3

0.85

P value

0.11

0.21

0.36

Protein (g/L)

0

72.90 ± 4.4

75.66 ± 3.7

76.55 ± 1.9

0.75

30

65.80 ± 4.5

68.10 ± 3.8

71.88 ± 4.1

0.17

60

72.25 ± 4.3

80.12 ± 4.2

81.07 ± 3.5

0.07

0.35

90

64.80 ± 2.2

67.52 ± 2.7

63.65 ± 2.4

0.54

P value

0.57

0.22

0.45