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Table 5 Effects of feeding diets containing maize oil and TBHQ on feed intake 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 feed intake, g

 D 0–5

99

97

90

82

 D 5–12

395

369

374

311

 D 12–19

704

703

711

716

 D 19–26

734

689

703

683

 D 26–34

999

943

964

972

 Overall (day 0–34)

586

560

568

553

 Pooled-SEM

19

P-value

 Oxidation

0.50

 Antioxidant

0.27

 Oxidation × Antioxidant

0.79

 Day

<  0.01

 Day × Oxidation

0.83

 Day × Antioxidant

0.81

 Day × Oxidation × Antioxidant

0.82

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