Research Article

The Effect of Maternal Diet with Fish Oil on Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response in Sow and New-Born Piglets

Table 3

Pregnancy outcome and the organ indices of new-born piglets.

SDFD value

Gestation length0.006
Placenta weight (kg)NS
Placental: litter weight at birth (live)NS
Intestinal length: BWNS
Liver weight: BWNS
Brain weight: BWNS
Spleen weight: BWNS
Kidney weight: BWNS
Pancreas weight: BWNS

SD=soybean oil diet; FD=fish oil diet. Values are , . Mean values were significantly different between the SD group and the FD group (). NS, not significant.