Table 2.
Plasma concentrations of DON and ratios between matched sows (n = 15) a and piglets (n = 75) a plasma over the course of experiment.
| Sampling Point | 10 days after Arrival | At Farrowing | Day 1 | Day 7 | Day 21 | Weaning | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diets | Con | Level 1 | Level 2 | Con | Level 1 | Level 2 | Con | Level 1 | Level 2 | Con | Level 1 | Level 2 | Con | Level 1 | Level 2 | Con | Level 1 | Level 2 |
| Sow plasma (ng/mL) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 3.71 ± 1.81 | 4.90 ± 0.57 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 1.79 ± 1.12 | 1.13 ± 0.90 | <LOD | 2.65 ± 0.70 | 0.81 ± 0.76 | 0.24 ± 0.05 | 4.22 ± 1.14 | 3.67 ± 0.37 | 0.46 ± 0.05 | 4.31 ± 2.65 | 5.70 ± 0.69 | 0.30 ± 0.11 | 9.06 ± 1.57 | 7.15 ± 1.99 |
| Median | 0.22 | 3.98 | 4.79 | 0.09 | 1.77 | 0.96 | <LOD | 2.88 | 0.53 | 0.23 | 3.96 | 3.56 | 0.46 | 4.52 | 6.02 | 0.27 | 9.42 | 7.27 |
| Range | 0.17–0.25 | 0.48–5.52 | 4.36–5.66 | <LOD–0.16 | 0.68–3.71 | 0.23–2.38 | <LOD | 1.67–3.50 | <LOD–1.69 | 0.18–0.30 | 3.03–6.06 | 3.20–4.16 | 0.41–0.53 | 0.52–7.82 | 4.80–6.44 | 0.20–0.45 | 7.2–11.4 | 5.0–10.1 |
| Piglet plasma (ng/mL) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 0.47 ± 0.28 | 2.97 ± 0.85 | 2.35 ± 0.65 | 0.14 ± 0.12 | 0.94 ± 1.11 | 1.62 ± 0.20 | <LOD | 0.26 ± 0.13 | 0.32 ± 0.18 | 0.12 ± 0.11 | 0.80 ± 0.43 | 0.58 ± 0.16 | 0.11 ± 0.09 | 1.69 ± 1.39 | 1.20 ± 1.41 | |||
| Median | 0.41 | 2.69 | 2.26 | <LOD | 0.73 | 1.61 | <LOD | 0.25 | 0.32 | <LOD | 0.71 | 0.51 | <LOD | 1.05 | 0.61 | |||
| Range | <LOD–1.61 | 1.74–4.74 | 1.34–3.43 | <LOD–0.37 | 0.49–6.66 | 1.20–2.08 | <LOD | <LOD–0.57 | <LOD–0.79 | <LOD–0.38 | 0.45–2.70 | 0.38–0.94 | <LOD–0.41 | 0.32–5.27 | 0.20–6.33 | |||
| Piglet/sow plasma ratio b | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | – | 2.05 ± 0.87 | 3.64 ± 3.25 | – | 0.30 ± 0.08 | 6.78 ± 8.41 | – | 0.06 ± 0.03 | 0.09 ± 0.03 | – | 0.20 ± 0.09 | 0.11 ± 0.04 | – | 0.21 ± 0.17 | 0.20 ± 0.19 | |||
an = 4 control sows, n = 6 sows fed with DON level 1, n = 5 sows fed with DON level 2; n = 75 live-born piglets; day 1: n = 72; day 7: n = 68; day 21: n = 67; weaning: n = 66. b Missing values and outliers are treated. –: Piglet/sow plasma ratio was not calculated for control.