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Table 4 Effect of dietary CoQ10 supplementation on hormone secretion of E2 and P4 in young and high-parity sows in Exp. 1

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

 

Young sows

High-parity sows

SD

P-value

CON

 + CoQ10

CON

 + CoQ10

P

D

P × D

No. of sows

14

14

12

11

-

-

-

-

E2, pg/mL

308.2

298.4

289.4

311.6

163.2

ns

ns

ns

P4, ng/mL

22.9

28.4

27.4

28.6

16.7

ns

ns

ns

  1. CON Control diet, + CoQ10 Control diet supplemented with 1 g/kg coenzyme Q10, E2 17β-estradiol, P4 Progesterone, P Parity, D Diet, P × D Interaction between parity and diet, ns non-significant, P > 0.10