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Table 2 Daily feed intake, body weights and energy balance of lactating control sows and sows administered clofibrate

From: Treatment of lactating sows with clofibrate as a synthetic agonist of PPARα does not influence milk fat content and gains of litters

 

Control

Clofibrate

P -value

Daily feed intake (kg/d)

 Week 1

6.06 ± 0.65

5.47 ± 0.75

0.088

 Week 2

5.88 ± 0.91

6.26 ± 0.63

0.333

 Week 3

6.29 ± 0.57

6.28 ± 0.97

0.978

 Weeks 1–3

6.08 ± 0.54

6.00 ± 0.67

0.807

Body weight (kg)

 Day 1 p.p.

264 ± 15.4

263 ± 18.3

0.910

 Day 21 p.p.

247 ± 21.0

242 ± 27.9

0.688

Body weight loss (kg)

 Day 1 p.p. – day 21 p.p.

16.9 ± 9.14

20.9 ± 16.42

0.550

Energy balance (MJ ME/d),

 Day 1 p.p. – day 14 p.p.

−4.91 ± 13.25

−9.24 ± 8.88

0.436

  1. Values are mean ± SD (n = 10/group); p.p. = post partum.