Item | Dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratio | SEM | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3:1 | 9:1 | 13:1 | |||
Number of sows | 9 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
Parity | 4.33 | 4.30 | 4.54 | 0.49 | 0.98 |
Pigs/litter | |||||
Birth | 10.31 | 9.47 | 9.68 | 0.43 | 0.58 |
14 d | 9.75 | 9.06 | 8.14 | 0.40 | 0.09 |
21 d | 9.75 | 8.86 | 8.05 | 0.39 | 0.06 |
28 d | 9.30 | 8.85 | 8.07 | 0.30 | 0.11 |
Litter weight (kg) | |||||
At birth | 15.08 | 12.26 | 13.45 | 0.55 | 0.15 |
14 d | 36.26 | 36.88 | 32.55 | 0.93 | 0.47 |
28 d | 66.93 | 72.20 | 63.83 | 1.20 | 0.43 |
Litter weight gain (kg/d) | |||||
D 0 to d 14 | 1.52 | 1.77 | 1.35 | 0.21 | 0.10 |
D 0 to d 28 | 2.27 | 2.08 | 2.02 | 0.20 | 0.41 |