Table 11.
Effect of sows’ intake of micelle silymarin from the 109th prenatal day to the 21st postnatal day on oxidation and antioxidation indices of colostrum and milk
| Items | Micelle silymarin (% of diet) | CON vs. Micelle Silymarin | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| Colostrum at farrowing | |||||||
| T-AOC, U/mL | 4.11 ± 0.05 | 3.96 ± 0.04 | 4.09 ± 0.07 | 4.00 ± 0.05 | 0.121 | 0.375 | 0.695 |
| MDA, nmol/mL | 4.64 ± 0.05 | 4.71 ± 0.06 | 4.66 ± 0.08 | 4.62 ± 0.11 | 0.792 | 0.719 | 0.604 |
| Milk on day 14 of lactation | |||||||
| T-AOC, U/mL | 4.11 ± 0.05 | 3.98 ± 0.03 | 4.06 ± 0.05 | 4.00 ± 0.05 | 0.056 | 0.234 | 0.448 |
| MDA, nmol/mL | 5.32 ± 0.02 | 5.26 ± 0.03 | 5.38 ± 0.05 | 5.24 ± 0.04 | 0.656 | 0.345 | 0.162 |
Values are presented as means ± SE, n = 8.