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

Table 3 Effects of DF intake level on the development of reproductive tracts in gilts

Items	Treatments				P-value
Items	DF 1.0	DF 1.5	DF 1.75	DF 2.0	Linear	Quadratic
BW at laughter, kg	146.7 ± 1.6	145.3 ± 1.8	145.8 ± 3.0	142.3 ± 1.7	0.209	0.549
Weight of uterus, kg	0.80 ± 0.02	0.82 ± 0.02	0.90 ± 0.03	0.84 ± 0.02	0.059	0.380
Relative weight of uterus, g/kg	5.44 ± 0.17^b	5.64 ± 0.16^ab	6.21 ± 0.22^a	5.91 ± 0.14^ab	0.017	0.548
Left uterine, cm	99.2 ± 4.3^b	107.3 ± 3.3^ab	118.2 ± 5.3^a	109.2 ± 5.3^ab	0.044	0.232
Right uterine, cm	91.8 ± 4.2^c	99.3 ± 3.1^bc	121.7 ± 6.3^a	113.5 ± 6.0^ab	0.001	0.660
Left oviduct, g	3.93 ± 0.25	4.02 ± 0.47	5.19 ± 0.36	4.64 ± 0.50	0.087	0.880
Right oviduct, g	3.63 ± 0.22^b	4.12 ± 0.54^b	5.91 ± 0.30^a	4.97 ± 0.38^ab	0.002	0.446
Left oviduct, cm	30.5 ± 0.9	33.3 ± 2.6	35.3 ± 1.0	33.8 ± 1.7	0.100	0.400
Right oviduct, cm	30.6 ± 1.1	32.7 ± 2.5	36.5 ± 1.2	33.2 ± 2.1	0.123	0.343

Data are expressed as means ± S.E.; DF, dietary fiber; n = 6; Means with different letters ^a,b denote P < 0.05

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