Table 5 Composition of milk of lactating control sows and sows administered clofibrate on day 20 of lactation
Control | Clofibrate | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Nutrients (%) | |||
Fat | 6.81 ± 0.49 | 6.92 ± 1.15 | 0.797 |
Lactose | 4.85 ± 0.47 | 5.04 ± 0.42 | 0.367 |
Protein | 5.19 ± 0.39 | 5.66 ± 0.33 | 0.012 |
Gross energy (MJ/kg)# | 4.73 ± 0.22 | 4.91 ± 0.47 | 0.297 |
Fatty acids (% of total fatty acids) | |||
14:0 | 4.5 ± 0.7 | 4.6 ± 0.6 | 0.856 |
16:0 | 27.1 ± 1.6 | 30.1 ± 2.0 | 0.006 |
16:1 n-9 | 12.4 ± 1.6 | 12.1 ± 1.0 | 0.658 |
18:0 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.4 | 0.360 |
18:1 n-9 | 31.7 ± 3.5 | 30.8 ± 3.1 | 0.570 |
18:1 n-7 | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 0.819 |
18:2 n-6 | 15.2 ± 0.4 | 13.7 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
18:3 n-3 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.018 |
Σ SFA | 35.3 ± 2.1 | 38.5 ± 2.7 | 0.021 |
Σ MUFA | 46.6 ± 2.6 | 45.3 ± 2.6 | 0.313 |
Σ PUFA | 18.1 ± 0.7 | 16.3 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 |
Fat soluble vitamins (nmol/g fat) | |||
Retinol | 16.1 ± 3.74 | 17.9 ± 4.46 | 0.374 |
α-tocopherol | 83.4 ± 27.1 | 95.9 ± 24.1 | 0.314 |