Table 5. The effect of dietary supplementation of marine-derived Ca-Mg complex on colostrum profile of sow through four parities

Items Parity 1 Parity 2 Parity 3 Parity 4 SEM p-value
CON1) 0.3LC 0.7LC CON 0.3LC 0.7LC CON 0.3LC 0.7LC CON 0.3LC 0.7LC Parity Trt P × T
Calcium (mg/100 mL) 84.88 89.81 88.22 84.77 87.64 87.46 87.36b 91.2a 88.51b 84.87b 88.31a 87.69a 1.194 *** NS
Magnesium (mg/100 mL) 8.29b 8.75a 8.80a 8.27b 8.7a 8.73a 8.22b 8.71a 8.57ab 8.41 8.70 8.69 0.139 NS *** NS
Fat (%) 4.41B 4.41 4.35 4.45B 4.49 4.44 4.83A 4.69 4.73 4.55AB 4.48 4.46 0.109 ** NS NS
Protein (%) 18.32 19.13 18.99 18.58 18.65 18.90 18.50 18.64 18.63 18.65 18.58 18.64 0.179 NS NS
IgA (g/L) 7.99B 8.21 8.25 8.04B 8.17 8.30 8.27AB 8.35 8.39 8.46A 8.50 8.37 0.128 * NS NS
IgG (g/L) 47.44 48.88 49.21 48.34 48.79 48.87 48.59 48.53 49.23 48.83 48.83 48.71 0.544 NS NS NS
IgM (g/L) 3.62 3.80 3.78 3.73 3.82 3.69 3.71 3.73 3.59 3.76 3.78 3.68 0.062 NS NS
CON, Basal diet; 0.3LC, Basal diet - MgO - 0.3% limestone + 0.40% marine-derived Ca-Mg complex; 0.7LC, basal diet - MgO - 0.7% limestone + 0.40% marine-derived Ca-Mg complex.
Different superscripts within a row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05) in response to treatment diets CON vs. 0.3LC and 0.7LC.
Different superscripts within a row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05) among parity.
p < 0.1,
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.
P × T, interactive effects between parity and dietary treatments; NS, non-significant.