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Table 2 Effects of DF intake level on oocyte maturation in gilts

From: Microbial and metabolomic mechanisms mediating the effects of dietary inulin and cellulose supplementation on porcine oocyte and uterine development

Items

Treatments

P-value

DF 1.0

DF 1.5

DF 1.75

DF 2.0

Linear

Quadratic

No. of COCs collected per gilt

23.3 ± 1.4

21.2 ± 1.2

22.2 ± 0.9

22.5 ± 2.3

0.695

0.403

No. of oocytes for in vitro maturation

15.5 ± 0.2

15.7 ± 0.2

15.7 ± 0.2

15.5 ± 0.2

0.898

0.467

Expansion rate, %

86.9 ± 5.9

89.5 ± 3.5

91.5 ± 2.1

93.6 ± 3.3

0.232

0.876

Rate of oocytes with first polar body, %

37.7 ± 3.2c

41.6 ± 3.0bc

57.5 ± 2.5a

50.6 ± 2.3ab

0.001

0.568

  1. Data are expressed as means ± standard error (S.E.); DF, dietary fiber; n = 6; Means with different letters a,b,c denote P <  0.05