Table 5 The growth performance of offspring piglets (parity 1, day 25).

From: Nano selenium and plant extracts supplementation enhanced reproductive performance of parity-2 sows

Items

CON group

CUR group

GE group

SEM

p-value

n (live piglets born per litter)

11.06

11.11

11.89

0.38

0.609

The litter weight of newborn live piglets (kg)

15.78

16.81

16.38

0.58

0.771

The average weight of newborn live piglets (kg)

1.59

1.58

1.44

0.08

0.683

n (weaning piglets born per litter)

9.50

10.22

10.89

0.33

0.226

The litter weight of weaning piglets (kg)

72.06b

77.44ab

81.94a

1.58

0.035

The average weight of weaning piglets (kg)

7.92

7.75

7.85

0.20

0.938

The litter weight gain of piglets during lactation(kg)

56.28b

60.63ab

65.56a

1.54

0.044

  1. CON group: basal diet (0.30 mg·kg−1 Se, sodium selenite); CUR group: basal diet + 0.20 mg·kg−1 Se (nano-Se) + 300 mg·kg−1 CUR; GE group: basal diet + 0.20 mg·kg−1 Se (nano-Se) + 500 mg·kg−1 GE.
  2. Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at p < 0.05.
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