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Table 4 Serum AAs and NH3 [mg/dL] in piglets within 48 h p.n. depending on farrowing system (mean ± SD)

From: Immunocrit, serum amino acid concentrations and growth performance in light and heavy piglets depending on sow’s farrowing system

 

FC [n = 24]

LH [n = 24]

GH [n = 24]

BW [kg]

1.56 ± 0.38

1.52 ± 0.360

1.56 ± 0.473

Serum AAs [mg/dL]

 Arginine

2.65ab ± 1.44

2.53a ± 1.09

1.75b ± 0.44

 Leucine

3.09a ± 1.06

2.79a ± 1.05

2.10b ± 0.60

 Lysine

5.19a ± 2.62

4.04ab ± 2.07

3.49b ± 1.21

 Methionine

0.96 ± 0.76

0.85 ± 0.82

0.67 ± 0 32

 Proline

10.2a ± 3.86

11.7a ± 3.67

7.89b ± 3.07

 Threonine

2.77a ± 1.17

2.86a ± 0.86

1.99b ± 0.92

 Tryptophan*

0.64 ± 0.18

0.64 ± 0.32

0.57 ± 0.18

 Valine

5.10a ± 1.85

4.87ab ± 2.01

3.87b ± 1.07

 NH3

6.61 ± 1.35

7.16 ± 1.30

7.35 ± 1.39

  1. FC farrowing crate, LH loose housing, GH group housing, BW body weight [kg]
  2. a,b Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at p < 0.05
  3. * FC: n = 8; LH: n = 8; GH: n = 7 (only measurable with these piglets)