Table 5.
The effect of maternal PRRSV infection and dietary supplementation with isoflavones on pig muscle and organ weights at PND 21
| Item | Treatment1 | SEM | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | POS | ISF | |||
| Pigs1, n | 14 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Body wt, kg | 6.88a | 5.69ab | 5.06b | 0.68 | 0.02 |
| Longissimus dorsi, g | 100.24a | 81.70ab | 62.14b | 12.78 | 0.01 |
| % body wt | 1.46 | 1.34 | 1.18 | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| Semitendinosus, g | 26.13a | 21.87ab | 16.38b | 3.93 | 0.04 |
| % body wt | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.32 |
| Psoas major, g | 16.21a | 12.04ab | 11.01b | 2.41 | 0.05 |
| % body wt | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.66 |
| Heart, g | 46.74 | 44.09 | 35.54 | 4.91 | 0.06 |
| % body wt | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.07 | 0.39 |
| Lungs, g | 104.08 | 95.98 | 108.40 | 15.07 | 0.81 |
| % body wt | 1.50 | 1.67 | 2.34 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| Liver, g | 184.74 | 177.76 | 178.40 | 17.06 | 0.88 |
| % body wt | 2.69a | 3.13a | 3.67b | 0.20 | < 0.01 |
| Kidney, g | 45.10a | 43.18ab | 35.16b | 4.12 | 0.04 |
| % body wt | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.07 | 0.24 |
Pig served as the experimental unit.
LS means within a row having differing superscripts are statistically different (P < 0.05).
Abbreviations: CON, control treatment (unsupplemented diet without infection); ISF, isoflavone-supplemented treatment (with infection); PND, postnatal day; POS, positive control (unsupplemented diet with infection); SEM, standard error of the mean.