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

Table 3 Effects of MBA on vulva size of first-parity gilts when exposed to ZEA^c

Pregnant days	Vulva size, mm^d				Pooled SEM^e	P-value
Pregnant days	CO	COA	MO	MOA	Pooled SEM^e	Main effect of ZEA	Main effect of MBA	ZEA × MBA
0	11.47	12.26	11.68	12.08	0.714	0.962	0.838	0.473
7	10.10	10.06	11.10	11.88	0.337	0.171	0.305	0.169
14	9.48	9.55	10.08	9.90	0.507	0.841	0.664	0.484
21	9.61	9.33	10.66	9.64	0.408	0.891	0.949	0.649
28	9.68^a	10.63^ab	11.59^b	10.38^ab	0.412	0.016	0.035	< 0.01
35	9.99^a	10.69^ab	11.37^b	10.70^ab	0.285	0.063	0.131	< 0.01
42	10.74	10.45	11.37	10.72	0.432	0.603	0.591	0.245
49	10.81	10.49	12.04	11.21	0.492	0.220	0.182	0.065
56	10.55	10.47	11.87	11.02	0.406	0.223	0.317	0.121
63	10.97	10.72	11.47	11.12	0.532	0.721	0.816	0.396
70	11.38	11.12	12.78	11.80	0.656	0.287	0.344	0.135
77	12.59	12.65	13.01	12.71	0.472	0.905	0.973	0.698
84	12.92	12.66	14.35	13.94	0.482	0.159	0.263	0.122
91	16.71	16.84	18.13	16.84	0.855	0.711	0.832	0.482
98	19.59^a	20.23^ab	25.76^b	21.79^ab	1.316	0.064	0.116	< 0.01

^a,b Mean values within a row without a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05)
^c Means represent 20 replications per treatment (n = 20/group)
^d 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, MBA Mycotoxin biodegradation agent
^e Pooled standard error of the means

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