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Table 4 Effects of feeding maize oil and TBHQ on average daily gain 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

–

+

–

+

Average daily gain, g

 D 0–5

16

2

1

-9

 D 5–12

324

310

322

265

 D 12–19

356

361

351

329

 D 19–26

474

462

465

444

 D 26–34

629

628

634

601

 Overall (day 0–34)

360

353

355

326

 Pooled-SEM

14

P-value

 Oxidation

0.25

 Antioxidant

0.20

 Oxidation × Antioxidant

0.44

 Day

<  0.01

 Day × Oxidation

0.99

 Day × Antioxidant

0.84

 Day × Oxidation × Antioxidant

0.89

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