Effect of Calcium Soap of Fatty Acids Supplementation on Serum Biochemical Parameters and Ovarian Activity during Out-of-the-Breeding Season in Crossbred Ewes

Table 1

Serum lipid profile and glucose levels of CSFA-treated and control ewes during out-of-breeding season (mean ± SE, 𝑁=6).

Parameters	Periods groups	Before treatment	Day 10 of first cycle	Day 10 of second cycle	Day 30 after with drawl
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	Control	91.20±3.12^a	83.06±0.84^b	85.71±1.77^b	87.72±1.44^b
	CSFA	94.45±0.98^a	98.52±3.60^a	94.55±2.47^a	109.14±1.38^a
	Sig.	NS	**	*	***
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	Control	81.30±1.42^b	72.44±4.05^b	64.64±3.3^b	73.67±3.44^b
	CSFA	87.58±1.68^a	91.47±2.92^a	85.39±2.77^a	88.36±2.09^a
	Sig.	*	**	***	**
HDL-Chol (mg/dL)	Control	59.47±2.34^a	55.16±1.02^a	57.69±1.81^a	58.33±1.29^b
	CSFA	57.31±2.68^a	55.36±2.35^a	58.54±2.39^a	70.69±2.14^a
	Sig.	NS	NS	NS	***
LDL-Chol (mg/dL)	Control	19.57±2.04^a	14.97±1.68^b	14.43±1.16^a	13.33±1.64^b
	CSFA	19.62±1.47^a	25.31±1.01^a	16.92±0.77^a	20.59±1.26^a
	Sig.	NS	***	NS	**
Glucose (mg/dL)	Control	47.81±5.81^a	42.09±3.96^b	63.20±3.24^b	47.09±3.98^a
	CSFA	52.35±2.84^a	53.78±2.28^a	99.78±4.16^a	50.11±2.02^a
	Sig.	NS	*	***	NS

Means with different superscripts letters in the same column are significantly different at 𝑃<0.05. *: significant, **: highly significant, ***: very highly significant, NS: nonsignificant.
SE: standard error. CSFA: calcium soap of fatty acid.
HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.