Table 5.
Effect of sows’ intake of micelle silymarin from the 109th prenatal day to the 21st postnatal day on feed intake, BF thickness, BW, wean-to-estrus interval, BCS, and diarrhea1
| Items | Micelle silymarin (% of diet) | CON vs. Micelle Silymarin | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| Parity | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 0.2 | 0.830 | 0.661 | 0.675 |
| Feed intake during week 1of lactation, kg | 3.85 ± 0.03 | 3.82 ± 0.03 | 3.89 ± 0.03 | 3.93 ± 0.02 | 0.365 | 0.014 | 0.584 |
| Feed intake during week 2 of lactation, kg | 8.11 ± 0.03 | 8.07 ± 0.03 | 8.20 ± 0.04 | 8.28 ± 0.05 | 0.079 | < 0.001 | 0.660 |
| Feed intake during week 3 of lactation, kg | 9.78 ± 0.12 | 9.76 ± 0.12 | 9.90 ± 0.13 | 9.80 ± 0.11 | 0.806 | 0.823 | 0.063 |
| Feed intake during overall lactation, kg | 7.24 ± 0.02 | 7.21 ± 0.01 | 7.32 ± 0.03 | 7.34 ± 0.03 | 0.092 | 0.001 | 0.919 |
| BW on day 108 of gestation, kg | 213.51 ± 8.54 | 223.96 ± 3.81 | 215.46 ± 7.18 | 223.84 ± 3.27 | 0.292 | 0.386 | 0.941 |
| BW on day 1 of lactation, kg | 194.37 ± 8.74 | 204.29 ± 3.38 | 196.36 ± 7.33 | 203.99 ± 3.45 | 0.324 | 0.429 | 0.924 |
| BW on day 21 of lactation, kg | 177.26 ± 8.36 | 186.84 ± 3.17 | 180.61 ± 7.33 | 188.22 ± 3.57 | 0.262 | 0.314 | 0.891 |
| BW loss during lactation, kg | 17.12 ± 0.44 | 17.44 ± 0.43 | 15.74 ± 0.30 | 15.77 ± 0.37 | 0.082 | 0.003 | 0.543 |
| BF thickness on day 108 of gestation, mm | 18.78 ± 0.49 | 19.01 ± 0.46 | 18.72 ± 0.32 | 18.68 ± 0.41 | 0.958 | 0.745 | 0.853 |
| BF thickness on day 1 of lactation, mm | 17.89 ± 0.52 | 18.26 ± 0.44 | 18.19 ± 0.28 | 18.37 ± 0.44 | 0.443 | 0.484 | 0.791 |
| BF thickness on day 21 of lactation, mm | 15.92 ± 0.56 | 16.11 ± 0.72 | 16.50 ± 0.58 | 16.50 ± 0.44 | 0.509 | 0.454 | 0.732 |
| BF thickness loss during lactation, mm | 5.00 ± 0.91 | 5.00 ± 0.91 | 4.90 ± 0.91 | 4.80 ± 0.91 | 0.925 | 0.862 | 0.986 |
| Wean-to-estrus interval, d | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 4.3 ± 0.3 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 0.935 | 0.829 | 0.714 |
| BCS | |||||||
| On day 108 of gestation | 3.39 ± 0.07 | 3.17 ± 0.08 | 3.39 ± 0.07 | 3.39 ± 0.07 | 0.405 | 0.465 | 0.354 |
| 24 h after parturition | 3.17 ± 0.12 | 3.11 ± 0.11 | 3.22 ± 0.09 | 3.23 ± 0.09 | 0.755 | 0.319 | 0.794 |
| On day 21 of lactation | 2.78 ± 0.09 | 2.67 ± 0.08 | 2.72 ± 0.08 | 2.66 ± 0.08 | 0.356 | 0.481 | 0.756 |
| Diarrhea 2 wk before farrowing | 2.96 ± 0.06 | 2.97 ± 0.07 | 2.95 ± 0.06 | 3.11 ± 0.11 | 0.752 | 0.146 | 0.425 |
| Diarrhea during lactation | 3.09 ± 0.03 | 3.07 ± 0.02 | 3.08 ± 0.02 | 3.07 ± 0.03 | 0.742 | 0.521 | 0.975 |
1Values are presented as means ± SE, n = 10.