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Table 3 Effects of feeding maize oil and TBHQ on body weight of nursery pigs

From: Addition of tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) to maize oil reduces lipid oxidation but does not prevent reductions in serum vitamin E in nursery pigs

Maize oil

Unoxidized

Oxidized

Antioxidanta

–

+

–

+

Body weight, kg

 Initial

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

 D 5

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

 D 12

9.9

9.8

9.8

9.4

 D 19

12.5

12.3

12.3

11.7

 D 26

15.8

15.5

15.5

14.8

 D 34

20.5

20.1

20.2

19.2

 Pooled-SEM

0.60

P-value

 Oxidation

0.53

 Antioxidant

0.48

 Oxidation × Antioxidant

0.73

 Day

<  0.01

 Day × Oxidation

0.26

 Day × Antioxidant

0.09

 Day × Oxidation × Antioxidant

0.84

  1. aRendox® CQ, (active ingredient is TBHQ; Kemin Industries, Des Moines, IA) was added at 1000 mg/kg of lipid