Table 4.

Growth performance parameters and concentrations of α-tocopherol in plasma and liver of pigs fed either a fresh or an oxidized fat

	Fresh fat	Oxidized fat
Parameters of performance
Initial body weight (kg)	16.5 ± 1.7	17 ± 1.3
Final body weight (kg)	40.5 ± 3.1	37.4 ± 5.2
Daily food intake (kg)	1.06 ± 0.21	1.05 ± 0.46
Daily body weight gain (g)	828 ± 135	762 ± 111
Feed conversion ratio (kg feed/kg gain)	1.31 ± 0.02	1.38 ± 0.20
α-tocopherol concentration
Plasma, μmol/L	7.02 ± 1.06	3.86 ± 0.86*
Plasma, mmol/mol lipids#	1.84 ± 0.22	0.94 ± 0.27*
Liver, nmol/g liver	19.2 ± 2.79	11.9 ± 2.98*
Liver, mmol/mol lipids#	0.144 ± 0.07	0.087 ± 0.03*

Results are shown as mean ± SD (n = 12/group). *Means are significantly different, P < 0.05. ^#Sum of triglycerides and cholesterol