Resveratrol and its derivative pterostilbene ameliorate intestine injury in intrauterine growth-retarded weanling piglets by modulating redox status and gut microbiota

Table 1 Effect of dietary RSV and PT supplementation on the growth performance of IUGR piglets¹

Items²	NBW	IUGR	IUGR+RSV	IUGR+PT	P-value
Initial BW, kg	6.81 ± 0.10^a	4.94 ± 0.11^b	4.89 ± 0.15^b	4.90 ± 0.06^b	< 0.001
Final BW, kg	9.61 ± 0.13^a	6.84 ± 0.11^b	6.97 ± 0.16^b	7.14 ± 0.15^b	< 0.001
ADG, g/d	200.20 ± 16.56^a	136.11 ± 13.54^b	149.01 ± 14.78^ab	159.92 ± 8.35^ab	0.020
ADFI, g/d	283.73 ± 22.22^a	205.75 ± 19.37^b	213.29 ± 16.95^ab	228.37 ± 13.25^ab	0.028
FCR, g/g	1.42 ± 0.02	1.52 ± 0.04	1.45 ± 0.05	1.43 ± 0.03	0.224

^a,bMean values with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05)
¹There are no antibiotics in the basal diet. No piglets died during the trial period. The results were presented as means with their standard errors (n = 6). One-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test was conducted to determine the significant difference among the groups
²ADG average daily gain, ADFI average daily feed intake, FCR feed conversion ratio, NBW normal birth weight, IUGR intrauterine growth retardation, RSV resveratrol, PT pterostilbene

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