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Table 9 The effect of magnesium on calcium, magnesium and growth hormone levels in colostrum and milk of sows and piglet serum (Exp. 2)

From: Effects of magnesium on the performance of sows and their piglets

Item

Supplemental magnesium, %

SEM1

P value

0

0.015

0.03

0.045

Linear

Quadratic

Colostrum

Magnesium, mg/100 mL

7.45

7.93

8.24

9.68

0.25

0.01

0.03

Calcium, mg/100 mL

81.73

91.58

77.57

101.73

7.89

0.17

0.39

Milk

Magnesium, mg/100 mL

12.61

11.07

10.32

12.13

0.51

0.60

0.21

Calcium, mg/100 mL

271.27

274.43

230.46

384.53

39.41

0.50

0.46

Piglet serum

Magnesium, mg/100 mL

1.82

2.90

2.95

2.90

0.18

0.02

0.04

Calcium, mg/100 mL

8.63

8.53

8.30

10.53

0.41

0.32

0.39

Growth hormone, μg/L

9.55

10.68

8.95

10.29

1.69

0.04

0.11

  1. 1SEM = Standard error of mean.