Effects of dietary coenzyme Q10 supplementation during gestation on the embryonic survival and reproductive performance of high-parity sows

Table 10 Effect of dietary CoQ10 supplementation on plasma concentrations of antioxidant parameters of sows in Exp. 2

	CON					+ CoQ10					SD	P-value
	2	3	4	5	6–9	2	3	4	5	6–9	SD	P	D	P × D
No. of sows	12	12	12	11	13	12	12	12	12	13	-	-	-	-
Plasma CoQ10, μmol/L
30 d	1.52^abc	1.40^abc	1.26^abc	1.06^bc	0.85^c	1.97^a	1.74^ab	1.73^ab	1.82^a	1.64^ab	0.58	*	*	ns
100 d	1.52^abcd	1.46^bcd	1.47^bcd	1.33^cd	1.20^d	2.25^ab	2.05^abc	2.25^a	2.20^ab	1.70^abcd	0.60	0.073	*	ns
Plasma GSH-Px, U/mL
30 d	872.6^ab	858.8^ab	752.6^b	768.3^ab	716.1^b	1144.3^a	971.2^ab	868.4^ab	996.1^ab	928.3^ab	280.7	ns	*	ns
100 d	878.1^ab	789.1^ab	800.5^ab	711.3^b	741.6^b	1,005.1^ab	1,102.1^a	981.5^ab	980.6^ab	947.1^ab	267.9	ns	*	ns
CAT, U/mL
30 d	34.32	34.73	32.49	34.72	29.82	34.83	27.85	33.95	32.50	29.87	11.8	ns	ns	ns
100 d	36.58	31.99	34.83	34.77	33.46	33.68	32.23	37.99	33.47	35.12	13.8	ns	ns	ns
MDA, nmol/mL
30 d	2.80^abcd	3.10^abcd	3.49^abc	3.75^ab	4.14^a	1.82^d	2.14^cd	2.40^bcd	2.52^bcd	2.66^bcd	1.03	*	*	ns
100 d	2.51^bcd	3.07^abc	3.61^ab	4.01^a	4.07^a	1.94^cd	1.54^d	2.74^abcd	2.76^abcd	2.98^abc	1.08	*	*	ns
SOD, U/mL
30 d	48.80^ab	44.08^ab	44.26^ab	49.05^ab	41.51^b	51.07^ab	50.88^ab	49.87^ab	59.46^a	48.15^ab	12.9	ns	*	ns
100 d	59.39	50.64	57.08	60.78	50.31	63.44	61.92	63.22	67.55	61.38	14.8	ns	*	ns

CON Control diet, + CoQ10 Control diet supplemented with 1 g/kg coenzyme Q10, GSH-Px Glutathione peroxidase, CAT Catalase, MDA Malondialdehyde, SOD Superoxide dismutase, P Parity, D Diet, P × D Interaction between parity and diet, IUGR Intrauterine growth restriction
^a–dMeans in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)
^*P < 0.05; ns, non-significant, P > 0.10. Trend was considered at 0.05 < P < 0.1

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