Zearalenone toxicosis on reproduction as estrogen receptor selective modulator and alleviation of zearalenone biodegradative agent in pregnant sows

Table 2 Effects of MBA on reproductive performance of first-parity gilts when exposed to ZEA^a

Items	Dietary treatment^b				Pooled SEM^c	Source of variation (P-value)
Items	CO	COA	MO	MOA	Pooled SEM^c	Main effect of toxins diets	Main effect of MBA level	Toxins diets × MBA level
Total born, n piglets/litter	16.2	16.25	15.92	16.6	1.08	0.92	0.63	0.57
Born alive, n piglets/litter	14.6	14.67	14.31	15.10	1.16	0.91	0.61	0.55
Stillbirth, n piglets/litter	1.60	1.58	1.62	1.50	0.69	0.99	0.90	0.88
Average initial litter weight, kg	16.55	17.46	16.02	18.29	1.46	0.80	0.13	0.16
Average birth weight, kg	1.04	1.08	1.01	1.12	0.75	0.84	0.18	0.22

^a Means represent 20 replications per treatment (n = 20/group)
^b CO, a positive basal control diet contained 60.52% normal corn; COA, CO + 2 g MBA/kg diet; 3) MO, a negative basal control diet contained 60.52% moldy corn; MOA, MO + 2 g MBA/kg diet; ZEA Zearalenone, DON Deoxynivalenol, MBA Mycotoxin biodegradation agent
^c Pooled standard error of the means

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