Table 13.

Supplemental effects of MMHAC in sow diets on the expression of key mRNA related to muscle development of suckling piglets

Item	ITM1	CTM2	SEM	P-value
Day 1 of lactation, × 10–6
MEF2C	312	299	48	0.838
MSTN	58	54	10	0.770
MYOD1	218	165	43	0.375
MYF5	101	134	18	0.191
MRF4	3,529	2,436	408	0.068
MEF2A	1,166	910	128	0.157
DEGS1	19,870	26,424	2,599	0.086
MTOR	88	80	21	0.798
Day 18 of lactation, × 10–6
MEF2C	825	618	126	0.249
MSTN	558	504	71	0.591
MYOD1	1,385	995	169	0.114
MYF5	241	225	24	0.636
MRF4	9,207	10,555	1,091	0.390
MEF2A	3,047	2,506	280	0.175
DEGS1	54,844	33,777	4,182	0.001
MTOR	195	298	47	0.130

¹ITM, conventional inorganic sources of trace minerals (0.2% inclusion level in the diets).

²CTM, 50:50 MMHAC and inorganic minerals (0.2% inclusion level in the diets).