Table 6 Effects of supplementing branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) to the diets of sows on the proximate composition of their milk during lactation
Variable | Control | 1.535% BCAA | 3.07% BCAA | Pooled SEM | P-value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
d 3 | d 15 | d 29 | d 3 | d 15 | d 29 | d 3 | d 15 | d 29 | Treatment | Day | T × D1 | ||
DM, % | 20.8 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 22.8 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 0.478 | < 0.01 | 0.023 | 0.983 |
CP, % | 5.72 | 4.93 | 4.78 | 6.10 | 5.16 | 5.06 | 6.24 | 5.19 | 5.10 | 0.193 | < 0.01 | 0.011 | 0.985 |
Fat, % | 8.63 | 8.04 | 8.12 | 9.12 | 8.44 | 8.48 | 9.26 | 8.66 | 8.74 | 0.245 | < 0.01 | 0.002 | 0.952 |
Lactose, % | 4.99 | 5.16 | 5.10 | 5.61 | 5.59 | 5.39 | 5.71 | 5.66 | 5.57 | 0.206 | < 0.01 | 0.329 | 0.996 |
Carb, % | 5.58 | 5.76 | 5.62 | 6.24 | 6.16 | 6.02 | 6.37 | 6.32 | 6.22 | 0.206 | < 0.01 | 0.329 | 0.996 |
Ash, % | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.025 | < 0.01 | 0.884 | 1.00 |