TABLE 2.

Body weight and plasma biochemical indicators of pigs fed 0.3 or 3.0 mg Se/kg for 11 wk (Expt. 2)¹

	Diet
	0.3 mg Se/kg	3.0 mg Se/kg	SE, mg Se/kg	P (time × Se)
Body weight, kg				0.1
0 wk	16.0d	15.8	0.518
4 wk	42.4c	38.3*	1.03
8 wk	68.9b	61.7*	1.62
11 wk	82.7a	78.5	2.05
Plasma glucose, mg/dL				0.003
2 wk	123a	95*	4.97
11 wk	121b	119	2.04
Plasma cholesterol, mg/dL				0.2
2 wk	77.0b	78.5	2.18
11 wk	81.1a	81.5	2.01
Plasma TGs, mg/dL				0.7
2 wk	46.1a	38.5	3.00
11 wk	25.8b	27.8	2.49
Plasma nonesterified fatty acids, μmol/L				0.1
2 wk	287a	619*	56.6
11 wk	195b	245	34.2
Plasma insulin, ng/mL				0.2
6 wk	0.3	0.2	0.04
11 wk	0.2	0.4*	0.03

¹Values are means, n = 6. Within a column, labeled means without a common superscript letter differ, P < 0.05. *Different from 0.3 mg Se/kg at that time, P < 0.05. Only the data of the final time points, those with the diet effect and initial body weight of pigs, are shown in the table.