Table 6.
Correlation coefficients between various characteristics of weaned piglets fed a control diet or diets adjusted to a total ergot alkaloid content of 16.8 mg/kg diet (Ergot 5-high; Ergot 15-high) (week 3 of experiment, n = 24). Liver function was tested by the 13C-methacetin breath test.
| LW at breath test (kg) | Mean LWG, day of breath test (g/d) | Protein (g/L) | Albumin (g/L) | Total bilirubin (μmol/L) | Glucose (mmol/L) | ASAT (U/L) | ALAT (U/L) | GLDH (U/L) | GGT (U/L) | tmax (min) | DOBmax (‰) | t0.5 (min) | cPDR30 (%) | cPDR60 (%) | cPDR120 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW at breath test (kg) | 1.00 | 0.85 | −0.10 | 0.13 | 0.40 | −0.19 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.23 | −0.04 | 0.38 | −0.25 | 0.15 | −0.16 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| Mean LWG, day of breath test(g/d) | - | 1.00 | −0.31 | 0.11 | 0.51 | −0.12 | 0.45 | 0.20 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.07 | −0.12 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
| Protein (g/L) | - | - | 1.00 | 0.24 | −0.18 | 0.19 | −0.17 | −0.13 | −0.29 | 0.10 | 0.19 | −0.23 | −0.08 | −0.23 | −0.19 | −0.19 |
| Albumin (g/L) | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.08 | 0.10 | −0.04 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.73 | 0.11 | −0.17 | 0.12 | −0.11 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Total bilirubin (μmol/L) | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | −0.64 | 0.45 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.06 | −0.19 | −0.20 | 0.34 | −0.05 | −0.01 | −0.01 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | −0.22 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | −0.08 | 0.03 | −0.05 | −0.10 | −0.06 |
| ASAT (U/L) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.29 | −0.12 | 0.20 | −0.25 | 0.09 | −0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| ALAT (U/L) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.25 | −0.23 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.18 |
| GLDH (U/L) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.35 | −0.08 | −0.12 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| GGT (U/L) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.01 | −0.19 | 0.18 | −0.11 | −0.09 | 0.02 |
| tmax (min) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | −0.30 | 0.21 | −0.53 | −0.20 | 0.01 |
| DOBmax (‰) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | −0.11 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.57 |
| t0.5 (min) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | −0.05 | 0.13 | 0.38 |
| cPDR30 (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.77 |
| cPDR60 (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.94 |
| cPDR120 (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 |
Abbreviations: LW = live weight, LWG = LW gain, GGT = Gamma-glutamyl transferase, ASAT = aspartat-aminotransferase, ALAT = alanine-aminotransferase, GLDH = glutamat-dehydrogenase, tmax (min) = time at the maximum 13C-exhalation, DOBmax (‰) = maximum delta over baseline value, t0.5 (min) = time when the half of the applied 13C is exhaled, cPDR30, 60, 120 (%) = cumulative percent of the applied 13C-dose recovery after 30, 60 or 120 min. Bold printed correlation coefficients are significantly different from zero (p < 0.05).