Table 3 Effect of maternal organic selenium supplementation during gestation on the weight and selenium content of offspring’s LD muscle

Newborn piglets (n = 10)

  Birthweight, kg

1.57 ± 0.04^b

1.49 ± 0.07^ab

1.36 ± 0.04^a

0.030

  Weight of LD, g

13.49 ± 0.64

12.60 ± 0.94

11.59 ± 0.72

0.244

  Weight of LD:BW, %

0.85 ± 0.02

0.84 ± 0.03

0.84 ± 0.03

0.825

  Selenium content, mg/kg

0.068 ± 0.006^a

0.051 ± 0.002^a

0.139 ± 0.006^b

0.000

Weaned piglets (n = 6)

  Body weight, kg

5.70 ± 0.31

5.80 ± 0.16

5.42 ± 0.12

0.221

  Weight of LD, g

74.28 ± 7.21

69.59 ± 3.43

64.74 ± 2.12

0.391

  Weight of LD:BW, %

1.29 ± 0.06

1.20 ± 0.03

1.20 ± 0.03

0.247