Supplementation with alpha-glycerol monolaurate during late gestation and lactation enhances sow performance, ameliorates milk composition, and improves growth of suckling piglets

Table 3 Effects of α-glycerol monolaurate (α-GML) supplementation during late gestation and lactation on apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients (%) of sows

Item	Dietary α-GML level, mg/kg				SEM	P-value
Item	0	500	1000	2000	SEM	Treatment	Linear	Quadratic
Dry matter	86.80	87.59	88.25	86.91	0.23	0.08	0.69	0.08
Crude protein	88.21	88.73	89.58	88.33	0.22	0.11	0.87	0.07
Crude fat	67.69	69.91	73.22	69.72	0.73	0.05	0.96	0.34
Gross energy	88.34	88.64	89.37	88.65	0.20	0.17	0.90	0.13

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