Table 3 Effect of supplemental C. butyricum on the content of TC and its metabolite in the serum and liver of IUGR suckling piglets

Serum

  TC, mmol/L

6.83 ± 0.57

5.28 ± 0.72

6.38 ± 0.57

0.208

0.865

0.443

  HDL-C, mmol/L

3.28 ± 0.17

2.47 ± 0.19^*

3.54 ± 0.23^#

0.022

0.636

0.003

  LDL-C, mmol/L

3.55 ± 0.31

2.80 ± 0.29

2.83 ± 0.23

0.165

0.186

0.997

Liver

  TC, mmol/gprot

56.27 ± 3.62

72.54 ± 2.54^*

58.11 ± 3.12^#

0.004

0.910

0.010

  TBA, µmol/gprot

7.12 ± 0.48

5.62 ± 0.33^*

7.21 ± 0.40^#

0.041

0.988

0.030