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. 2022 Apr 6;13:36. doi: 10.1186/s40104-022-00686-3

Table 2.

Effects of MBA on reproductive performance of first-parity gilts when exposed to ZEAa

Items Dietary treatmentb Pooled SEMc Source of variation (P-value)
CO COA MO MOA Main effect of toxins diets Main effect of MBA level Toxins diets × MBA level
Total born, n piglets/litter 16.2 16.25 15.92 16.6 1.08 0.92 0.63 0.57
Born alive, n piglets/litter 14.6 14.67 14.31 15.10 1.16 0.91 0.61 0.55
Stillbirth, n piglets/litter 1.60 1.58 1.62 1.50 0.69 0.99 0.90 0.88
Average initial litter weight, kg 16.55 17.46 16.02 18.29 1.46 0.80 0.13 0.16
Average birth weight, kg 1.04 1.08 1.01 1.12 0.75 0.84 0.18 0.22

a Means represent 20 replications per treatment (n = 20/group)

b CO, a positive basal control diet contained 60.52% normal corn; COA, CO + 2 g MBA/kg diet; 3) MO, a negative basal control diet contained 60.52% moldy corn; MOA, MO + 2 g MBA/kg diet; ZEA Zearalenone, DON Deoxynivalenol, MBA Mycotoxin biodegradation agent

c Pooled standard error of the means