Dietary supplementation of laminarin improves the reproductive performance of sows and the growth of suckling piglets

Table 5 Effects of dietary laminarin supplementation on nutrient composition and immunoglobulin content in colostrum of sows (n = 9)

Items	Laminarin levels, %		SEM	P-value
Items	0	0.10	SEM	P-value
Nutrients, %
Fat	4.00	4.29	0.25	0.57
Lactose	8.46	8.29	0.23	0.72
Protein	12.69	12.43	0.35	0.72
Non-fat solid	22.30	22.37	0.44	0.94
Density (20 °C), g/cm³	1.08	1.07	0.03	0.83
Ash content, %	1.89	1.85	0.05	0.71
Immunoglobulin, g/L
IgA	6.29	8.28	0.53	0.06
IgG	49.20	61.08	2.80	0.03
IgM	5.98	7.36	0.28	0.03

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