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Table 4 Growth performance parameters and concentrations of α-tocopherol in plasma and liver of pigs fed either a fresh or an oxidized fat

From: Dietary moderately oxidized oil activates the Nrf2 signaling pathway in the liver of pigs

 

Fresh fat

Oxidized fat

Parameters of performance

  

Initial body weight (kg)

16.5 ± 1.7

17 ± 1.3

Final body weight (kg)

40.5 ± 3.1

37.4 ± 5.2

Daily food intake (kg)

1.06 ± 0.21

1.05 ± 0.46

Daily body weight gain (g)

828 ± 135

762 ± 111

Feed conversion ratio (kg feed/kg gain)

1.31 ± 0.02

1.38 ± 0.20

α-tocopherol concentration

  

Plasma, μmol/L

7.02 ± 1.06

3.86 ± 0.86*

Plasma, mmol/mol lipids#

1.84 ± 0.22

0.94 ± 0.27*

Liver, nmol/g liver

19.2 ± 2.79

11.9 ± 2.98*

Liver, mmol/mol lipids#

0.144 ± 0.07

0.087 ± 0.03*

  1. Results are shown as mean ± SD (n = 12/group). *Means are significantly different, P < 0.05. #Sum of triglycerides and cholesterol
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Lipids in Health and Disease

ISSN: 1476-511X