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Table 8 Effects of different ratios of n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the sow diet on the concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in piglet plasma

From: Effects of dietary ratio of n-6 to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on immunoglobulins, cytokines, fatty acid composition, and performance of lactating sows and suckling piglets

Item, ng/L

Dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratio

SEM

P

 

3:1

9:1

13:1

  

Piglet plasma at d 14 of lactation

     

IL-1β

831.19a

612.98b

710.83b

38.08

< 0.01

IL-6

84.49

83.33

80.56

3.14

0.67

TNF-α

163.00

182.45

158.73

17.08

0.59

Piglet plasma at d 21 of lactation

     

IL-1β

742.26

652.38

740.71

57.75

0.47

IL-6

85.65

86.16

90.83

3.91

0.60

TNF-α

212.18

153.64

178.73

15.65

0.06

  1. *Within a row, treatments with unlike superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).