Table 5.
Effect of different physical forms of creep feed on serum biochemical parameters of piglets at 10 d after weaning
| Items | Group1) | SEM | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| PCF | HPCF | SPCF | |||
| TP (g/L) | 33.9 | 33.7 | 34.1 | 2.20 | 0.99 |
| ALB (g/L) | 22.0 | 23.9 | 22.6 | 1.30 | 0.60 |
| AST (U/L) | 43.5 | 39.2 | 68.8 | 10.26 | 0.12 |
| ALT (U/L) | 30.3 | 30.7 | 34.5 | 3.62 | 0.67 |
| GLU (mmol/L) | 114.1B | 112.3B | 75.6A | 10.96 | 0.04 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 56.6 | 60.6 | 64.9 | 5.94 | 0.63 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 23.1 | 23.4 | 36.6 | 5.81 | 0.20 |
| ALP (U/L) | 828.7b | 668.0ab | 548.8a | 75.10 | 0.06 |
| Ca (mmol/L) | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 0.35 | 0.88 |
| P (mmol/L) | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.55 | 0.11 |
| SCREA (μmol/L) | 72.8 | 70.7 | 67.3 | 8.46 | 0.90 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GLU, glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; ALP, phosphatase; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus; SCREA, serum creatinine.
1)
PCF, piglets received powder creep feed; HPCF, piglets received hard pellet creep feed; SPCF, piglets received soft pellet creep feed.
A,B
Means in the same row with different superscript letters were significantly different (p≤0.05).
a,b
Means in the same row with different superscript letters tended to be different (0.05<p<0.10).