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Table 3 Effects of dietary PQQ·Na2 on reproductive performance of sows

From: Transcriptome analysis of the effect of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium (PQQ·Na2) on reproductive performance in sows during gestation and lactation

Item

Con

PQQ

P-value

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Reproductive performance

 Total piglets born

11.53b

0.42

12.93a

0.46

0.024

 Number of piglets born alive

10.67b

0.32

11.87a

0.37

0.022

 Born alive litter weight, kg

15.58b

0.57

17.50a

0.64

0.036

 Number of piglets weaned

9.60

0.31

10.2

0.41

0.260

 Litter weaning weight, kg

52.16

1.60

55.75

1.79

0.152

 Piglet weaning weight, kg

5.43

0.13

5.47

0.19

0.791

Sow back-fat thickness, mm

 Gestation (d 0)

14.29

0.44

14.22

0.31

0.903

 Gestation (d 90)

15.77

0.30

16.13

0.38

0.475

 Gain

1.49

0.23

1.91

0.32

0.393

 Parturition

17.36

0.28

17.57

0.34

0.602

 Weaning

15.81

0.24

15.80

0.19

0.956

 Loss

1.55

0.20

1.77

0.30

0.547

  1. ab Within a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05) n = 15. SEM, Standard error of the mean