Item | Con | PQQ | P-value | ||
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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 |