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Table 3 Ileal digestibility of nutrients in NBW and IUGR pigs*

From: Intrauterine growth restriction alters nutrient metabolism in the intestine of porcine offspring

Index

NBW

IUGR

P- value

DM, %

73.5 ± 0.6a

72.1 ± 0.6b

0.02

GE, %

79.3 ± 1.2a

76.5 ± 0.9b

0.01

CP, %

79.8 ± 1.4

78.4 ± 1.5

0.23

Starch, %

96.7 ± 0.8a

92.6 ± 0.7b

< 0.01

  1. *NBW normal birth weight, IUGR intrauterine growth restriction. Values are means ± SE, n = 12. Means with different lowercase letters represent differences between NBW and IUGR pigs
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891