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Table 5 Cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) concentrations in the hair of the pigs collected at the beginning and at the end of the fattening trial

From: Dietary inclusion of fibrous corn silages reduces gastric mucosa damage in fattening heavy pigs

 

DIETS1

RMSE

P values

CTR

SIL

Diet

Sampling

Sampling*diet

Initial

Final

Initial

Final

Cortisol, pg/mg

5.19

1.98

6.99

2.48

2.42

0.260

 < 0.01

0.520

DHEA(S), pg/mg

22.9

22.1

26.4

27.1

9.48

0.289

0.984

0.859

Ratio2, %

21.3

9.64

24.6

8.47

4.98

0.611

 < 0.01

0.288

  1. 1CTR = Control diet with 0% corn silages; SIL = Diet containing whole ear corn silage and whole plant corn silage (20 and 10% on a DM basis, respectively)
  2. 2Ratio = Cortisol /DHEA(S)*100
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Porcine Health Management

ISSN: 2055-5660

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