Table 5. Effects of biofortified cow’s milk on the biochemical parameters of blood of swine female during gestation and lactation.

	Treatmentsa			P-value c
Parameters	CON (± SEMb)	n-6 (± SEMb)	n-3 (± SEMb)	Treatment	Time	Treat*Time	C1	C2
Urea, mg/dL	24.36 ± 0.06	24.89 ± 0.06	28.25 ± 0.06	0.189	0.0097	0.753	0.263	0.149
Total protein, g/dL	7.31 ± 1.75	8.12 ± 1.75	8.46 ± 1.75	0.589	<0.001	0.132	0.940	0.309
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	66.85 ± 2.82	62.86 ± 2.75	63.78 ± 2.92	0.578	<0.001	0.725	0.314	0.820
HDL, mg/dL	27.71 ± 1.77	26.54 ± 1.77	25.84 ± 1.77	0.723	<0.001	0.634	0.451	0.761
LDL, mg/dL	26.97 ± 2.79	24.15 ± 2.79	22.77 ± 2.79	0.332	<0.001	0.357	0.163	0.601
VLDL, mg/dL	6.46 ± 2.99	4.26 ± 2.99	7.84 ± 2.99	0.030	<0.001	0.061	0.500	0.011
Glucose, mg/dL	101.08 ± 2.74	97.20 ± 2.74	104.31 ± 2.74	0.313	<0.001	0.083	0.920	0.131
Triglycerides, mg/dL	88.38 ± 6.51	69.88 ± 5.10	68.03 ± 4.57	0.039	<0.001	0.040	0.012	0.788

^aSows fed with a Control milk (CON), supplemented with cow’s milk biofortified with n-6 or n-3.

^bSEM, standard error of the mean.

^cC1, contrast Control vs n-6+n-3; C2, contrast n-6 vs n-3.