Effects of magnesium on the performance of sows and their piglets

Table 8 The effects of magnesium on calcium, magnesium and growth hormone levels in colostrum and milk of gilts and piglet serum (Exp. 1)

Item	Supplemental magnesium, %				SEM¹	P value
Item	0	0.015	0.03	0.045	SEM¹	Linear	Quadratic
Colostrum
Magnesium, mg/100 mL	9.47	8.43	7.56	7.73	0.68	0.31	0.54
Calcium, mg/100 mL	85.67	82.12	69.16	83.23	8.11	0.72	0.76
Milk
Magnesium, mg/100 mL	11.20	12.61	11.90	11.47	0.27	0.83	0.29
Calcium, mg/100 mL	368.50	383.69	359.10	406.37	23.56	0.65	0.41
Piglet serum
Magnesium, mg/100 mL	2.23	2.37	2.22	2.68	0.29	0.91	0.76
Calcium, mg/100 mL	8.37	9.53	9.87	11.85	3.38	0.78	0.87
Growth hormone, μg/L	6.81	14.47	9.71	12.71	1.28	0.53	0.33

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