Table 6.

Results on piglet body composition, n = 54 (45 at day 25): exp. 2¹

Item	Days in milk				P-value
	3	10	17	25
	LSMean ± SEM [min; max]	LSMean ± SEM [min; max]	LSMean ± SEM [mini; max]	LSMean ± SEM [min; max]
Piglet characteristics
Live weight, g	1,880 ± 132d	3,450 ± 132c	5,238 ± 123b	7,365 ± 137a	<0.001
	[1,449; 2,669]	[1,670; 4,963]	[3,360; 7,169]	[4,320; 10,160]
Piglet body composition
Fat, %	1.94 ± 0.26d	8.7 ± 0.26c	11.5 ± 0.26b	13.0 ± 0.28a	<0.001
	[1.6; 6.0]	[2.5; 12.6]	[6.2; 14.7]	[9.3; 15.0]
Protein, %	15.82 ± 0.003d	15.86 ± 0.003c	15.89 ± 0.003b	15.91 ± 0.003a	<0.001
	[15.77; 15.87]	[15.84; 15.90]	[15.86; 15.92]	[15.89; 15.93]
Ash, %	5.3 ± 0.04a	4.1 ± 0.04b	3.7 ± 0.04c	3.5 ± 0.53d	<0.001
	[4.6; 6.0]	[3.8; 4.6]	[3.5; 4.2]	[3.3; 3.9]
Water, %	75.5 ± 0.29a	69.1 ± 0.28b	67.6 ± 0.28c	67.0 ± 0.30c	<0.001
	[71.6; 79.6]	[65.6; 77.7]	[64.2; 75.5]	[64.1; 70.3]

¹The prediction equations from exp. 1 based on live weight and the deuterium dilution space were used to estimate pools of body fat, protein, and ash, whereas the body water content was determined based on equation 2 given in Calculations.

^a,b,c,dSuperscript letters within a row indicate a significant difference between days in milk.