Table 8.
Effects of different ratios of n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the sow diet on the concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in piglet plasma
|
Item, ng/L |
Dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratio |
SEM |
P |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:1 | 9:1 | 13:1 | |||
| Piglet plasma at d 14 of lactation |
|
|
|
|
|
| IL-1β |
831.19a |
612.98b |
710.83b |
38.08 |
< 0.01 |
| IL-6 |
84.49 |
83.33 |
80.56 |
3.14 |
0.67 |
| TNF-α |
163.00 |
182.45 |
158.73 |
17.08 |
0.59 |
| Piglet plasma at d 21 of lactation |
|
|
|
|
|
| IL-1β |
742.26 |
652.38 |
740.71 |
57.75 |
0.47 |
| IL-6 |
85.65 |
86.16 |
90.83 |
3.91 |
0.60 |
| TNF-α | 212.18 | 153.64 | 178.73 | 15.65 | 0.06 |
*Within a row, treatments with unlike superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).