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Table 5 Effects of α-glycerol monolaurate (α-GML) supplementation during late gestation and lactation on fatty acid profiles in colostrum of sows

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

Item

Dietary α-GML level, mg/kg

SEM

P-value

0

500

1000

2000

Treatment

Linear

Quadratic

Higher

 C12:0

0.04

0.08

0.12

0.23

0.02

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 C15:0

0.15

0.15

0.16

0.19

0.01

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 C17:0

0.24

0.25

0.25

0.28

0.01

0.07

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 C18:2n6c

29.69

28.44

28.67

31.89

0.50

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 C18:3n3

2.07

2.25

2.18

2.49

0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 C20:3n6

0.61

0.68

0.70

0.64

0.01

 < 0.05

0.53

 < 0.05

 C20:5n3

0.23

0.22

0.25

0.26

0.01

0.09

 < 0.05

0.11

 C24:0

0.17

0.16

0.17

0.21

0.01

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 C22:6n3

0.61

0.59

0.62

0.70

0.02

0.08

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

Lower

 C8:0

0.12

0.14

0.09

0.05

0.02

0.11

 < 0.05

0.08

Unchanged

 C6:0

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.00

0.50

0.86

0.96

 C10:0

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.95

0.92

0.88

 C14:0

1.82

1.68

1.56

1.72

0.04

0.23

0.51

0.11

 C14:1

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.03

0.00

0.53

0.50

0.46

 C16:0

22.24

21.34

21.57

21.38

0.18

0.26

0.18

0.24

 C16:1

3.10

2.77

2.67

2.79

0.08

0.24

0.25

0.12

 C18:0

4.65

4.48

4.76

4.48

0.06

0.20

0.50

0.61

 C18:1n9c

32.02

33.29

32.30

31.23

0.42

0.41

0.30

0.34

 C20:0

0.15

0.16

0.15

0.16

0.00

0.36

0.34

0.54

 C20:1

0.26

0.37

0.37

0.32

0.02

0.12

0.50

0.07

 C21:0

0.33

0.28

0.32

0.31

0.01

0.45

0.88

0.79

 C20:4n6

1.15

1.00

0.97

1.02

0.04

0.35

0.34

0.20

 C20:3n3

0.15

0.16

0.16

0.17

0.00

0.13

0.09

0.08

 C22:0

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.13

0.00

0.66

0.63

0.44

 C22:1n9

0.25

0.25

0.23

0.27

0.01

0.27

0.23

0.22

 C22:2

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.00

0.08

0.08

0.21

 C23:0

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.00

0.51

0.19

0.32

 C24:1

0.26

0.25

0.26

0.26

0.01

0.86

0.58

0.81

 n-3 PUFA

3.06

3.23

3.21

3.61

0.06

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 n-6 PUFA

31.20

29.76

29.98

33.25

0.50

 < 0.05

0.06

 < 0.05

 n-6:n-3 PUFA ratio

10.29

9.24

9.40

9.25

0.23

0.31

0.19

0.24

  1. Values are means with SEM, n = 6 sows/treatment group, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid