Figure 4.
Concentrations of oxidative stress indicators of piglet plasma during the post-weaning period. A1: The derivatives of reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs); A2: Advanced oxidation products of proteins (AOPP, µmol/L); A3: AOPP (µmol/g protein); A4: Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS); A5: Ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP). CRCT: piglets fed no seaweed (SW, Ascophyllum nodosum), which were nursed by sows fed dietary ω6:ω3 ratio = 13:1 during gestation, starting from day 28 (G28) and 10:1 during lactation. CRSW: piglets fed SW, which were nursed by sows fed dietary ω6:ω3 ratio = 13:1 during gestation and 10:1 during lactation. LRCT: piglets fed no SW, which were nursed by sows fed dietary ω6:ω3 ratio = 4:1 from G28 until the end of lactation. LRSW: piglets fed SW, which were nursed by sows fed dietary ω6:ω3 ratio = 4:1 from G28 until the end of lactation. Data are LSM ± SE; n = 10 piglets/group. SD, PD, and SD × PD: effect of sow diet, piglet diet and their interaction between 4 groups at the same sample point.
