Table 2.
Concentrations (ppm) of 4 target compounds in sows’ colostrum/milk (raw data are provided in Appendix 1)
| Control | FA1 | FA2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PND1 | PND14 | PND28 | PND1 | PND14 | PND28 | PND1 | PND14 | PND28 | |
| Batch 1 | |||||||||
| Limonene | 1.85 ± 0.67 | 0.34 ± 0.18 | 1.34 ± 1.34 | 2.61 ± 1.14 | 6.31 ± 3.26 | 10.74 ± 4.21 | 3.54 ± 1.55 | – | 4.49 ± 3.66 |
| Menthol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.16 ± 0.16 |
| Carvone | 0.09 ± 0.04 | trace | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.03 | trace | trace | 0.41 ± 0.08 | 0.47 ± 0.24 | 2.08 ± 1.45 |
| Anethole | 0.06 ± 0.01 | – | trace | trace | – | trace | 0.11 ± 0.05 | 0.13 ± 0.05 | 0.33 ± 0.01 |
| Batch 2 | |||||||||
| Limonene | 2.54 ± 1.90 | – | 1.51 ± 1.51 | 6.46 ± 1.46 | 6.76 ± 2.60 | 12.66 ± 0.10 | 0.91 ± 0.79 | 0.33 ± 0.23 | 0.09 ± 0.07 |
| Menthol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.43 ± 0.18 | – |
| Carvone | 0.27 ± 0.18 | trace | trace | – | trace | – | 0.23 ± 0.06 | 0.29 ± 0.08 | 0.37 ± 0.01 |
| Anethole | 0.07 ± 0.03 | trace | – | 0.08 ± 0.06 | trace | trace | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.36 ± 0.01 |
| Batch 3 | |||||||||
| Limonene | 1.01 ± 1.00 | 0.60 ± 0.45 | 0.32 ± 0.32 | 2.87 ± 0.80 | 8.68 ± 0.95 | 6.36 ± 1.92 | 1.04 ± 0.81 | 0.42 ± 0.28 | – |
| Menthol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.17 ± 0.19 | 0.32 ± 0.07 |
| Carvone | trace | trace | – | 0.07 ± 0.03 | trace | – | 0.27 ± 0.09 | 1.39 ± 0.356 | 0.84 ± 0.08 |
| Anethole | trace | trace | – | trace | – | – | 0.16 ± 0.11 | 0.21 ± 0.07 | 0.11 ± 0.06 |
| Total | |||||||||
| Limonene | 1.80 ± 0.69 | 0.31 ± 0.16 | 1.06 ± 0.62 | 3.84 ± 0.83 | 7.31 ± 1.46 | 9.58 ± 1.97 | 1.75 ± 0.66 | 0.29 ± 0.14 | 1.15 ± 1.12 |
| Menthol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.19 ± 0.11 | 0.20 ± 0.06 |
| Carvone | 0.13 ± 0.07 | trace | trace | trace | trace | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.30 ± 0.05 | 0.89 ± 0.25 | 1.04 ± 0.41 |
| Anethole | trace | trace | – | trace | trace | trace | 0.14 ± 0.04 | 0.18 ± 0.04 | 0.23 ± 0.05 |
Samples with values lower than 0.05 ppm were labeled trace, whereas values lower than 0.02 ppm were labeled absent. Limonene and cinnamaldehyde were added to the FA1 diet, whereas menthol, carvone, and anethole were added to the FA2 diet. Cinnamaldehyde was always below the detection range. Data are expressed as mean ± SE.