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Table 6 Effects of feeding diets containing maize oil and TBHQ on gain efficiency 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

–

+

–

+

Gain:Feed, g/kg

 D 0–5

−38

−199

− 308

− 344

 D 5–12

858

941

882

843

 D 12–19

519

525

499

458

 D 19–26

648

680

665

654

 D 26–34

658

682

669

619

 Overall (D 0–34)

529

526

481

446

 Pooled-SEM

58

P-value

 Oxidation

0.27

 Antioxidant

0.73

 Oxidation × Antioxidant

0.78

 Day

<  0.01

 Day × Oxidation

0.80

 Day × Antioxidant

0.97

 Day × Oxidation × Antioxidant

0.97

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