Effects of combined maternal administration with alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) on prenatal programming of skeletal properties in the offspring

Table 2 Body weight, fattening time, daily body weight gain and lean meat content in piglets from the Control group and the groups being under prenatal influence of alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG Group), β -hydroxy- β -methylbutyrate (HMB Group) or alpha-ketoglutarate and β -hydroxy- β -methylbutyrate (AH Group)

Investigated parameter	Control Group	AKG Group	HMB Group	AH Group
Investigated parameter	(n = 65)	(n = 63)	(n = 65)	(n = 66)
Birth weight (g)	1315 ^a	1525 ^b	1622 ^c	1675 ^c
Birth weight (g)	± 41	± 31	± 36	± 39
Final body weight (kg)	102.8 ^a	107.2 ^b	101.2 ^a	108.8 ^b
Final body weight (kg)	± 1.2	± 1.4	± 1.4	± 1.3
Fattening time (days)	203.8 ^a	178.6 ^b	186.8 ^c	177.1 ^b
Fattening time (days)	± 2.5	± 1.8	± 1.7	± 0.8
Daily body weight gain (g)	508.6 ^a	602.5 ^b	544.4 ^c	615.2 ^b
Daily body weight gain (g)	± 7.7	± 8.5	± 8.9	± 8.2
Lean meat content (%)	51.92	52.42	51.86	52.10
Lean meat content (%)	± 0.33	± 0.41	± 0.41	± 0.40

Values are means ± SEM.
^abcMean values that do not share common superscript letter in the same row differ significantly for P < 0.05 as compared by multiple range Duncan’s test.

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