Table 1 Plasma vit E and Se in sows and weanling pigs – summary table

Sampling day:

Day -1

Day -1

Day 4

Day 8

Day 18

Vit E (μg/ml)

Mean; std dev

4.0 (1.0)

2.6 (0.8)

1.6 (0.6)

1.5 (0.5)

1.7 (0.7)

Range

1.8–5.6

0.7–4.7

0.4–4.1

0.4–2.6

0.7–3.6

Se (μg/g)

Mean; std dev

0.22 (0.02)

0.08 (0.01)

0.10 (0.01)

0.11 (0.01)

0.12 (0.01)

Range

0.18–0.26

0.05–0.11

0.08–0.13

0.07–0.13

0.09–0.15

Body weight (kg)

Mean; std dev

11.9 (4.0)

12.8 (4.3)

14.2 (4.7)

19.2 (6.1)

Range

4.9–22.3

3.7–24.0

5.5–27.1

8.6–35.9