Research Article

Protective Effect of Polydatin on Jejunal Mucosal Integrity, Redox Status, Inflammatory Response, and Mitochondrial Function in Intrauterine Growth-Retarded Weanling Piglets

Table 2

Effect of dietary polydatin supplementation on the growth performance of weanling piglets with different birth weights from 21 to 35 days of age.

Items1,2CONPDSEM value
NBWIUGRNBWIUGRBWDiet

Initial body weight (kg)6.64a4.83b6.66a4.81b0.20<0.0010.9830.916
Final body weight (kg)9.45a6.69b9.39a7.19b0.28<0.0010.3000.194
ADG (g/d)200.20a132.94c195.24ab169.84b7.04<0.0010.1010.035
ADFI (g/d)286.11a209.92b280.36a251.98a8.660.0010.1710.076
FE (g/g)0.700.630.700.680.010.1200.3730.465

1Data are presented as the means and SEM, . Mean values with different letters indicate a significant difference (). 2ADG: average daily gain; ADFI: average daily feed intake; BW: birth weight; : the interaction effect of the main effects (BW and diet); CON: basal diet; FE: feed efficiency; IUGR: intrauterine growth retardation; NBW: normal birth weight; PD: polydatin-supplemented diet.