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Table 3 Milk composition of lactating sows

From: Increased maternal consumption of methionine as its hydroxyl analog promoted neonatal intestinal growth without compromising maternal energy homeostasis

 

Treatment

 

Item

CON

DLM

HMTBA

Pooled SEM

Postpartum d0

    

 Milk fat

6.07

6.28

5.76

1.02

 Milk protein

7.79

7.75

7.55

1.14

 Solid-not-fat

20.52

20.70

22.20

2.72

Postpartum d7

    

 Milk fat

7.23ab

6.66b

7.88a

0.57

 Milk protein

3.89

3.79

3.99

0.12

 Solid-not-fat

10.41

10.17

10.70

0.34

  1. Control (CON), DL-methionine (DLM), DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid diets (HMTBA). a, bWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05)
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891