Table 4. Effects of dietary fiber sources supplementation in lactation diet on serum glucose level in sows and piglets

  Treatment (%)1) SEM p-value
Control BP BPPK PK
Sow            
     Glucose (mg/dL)            
          Initial (110 day) ----------76----------    
          24 h postpartum 92.00ab 85.00b 99.67a 84.67b 4.831 0.02
          21st day of lactation 71.25 71.25 70.75 71.25 1.925 0.99
Piglet            
     Glucose (mg/dL)            
          24 h postpartum 98.40 81.00 95.00 87.60 3.682 0.48
          21st day of lactation 112.00 123.50 117.68 123.00 3.192 0.59
Treatment: Control, corn-soybean meal (SBM)-DDGS based diet; BP, corn-soybean meal (SBM)-DDGS based diet with 3% of beet pulp; BPPK, corn-soybean meal (SBM)-DDGS based diet with 1.5% of beet pulp and 2% of palm kernel meal; PK, corn-soybean meal (SBM)-DDGS based diet with 4% of palm kernel meal.
Means with different superscripts in the same row significantly differ (p < 0.05). DDGS, distiller’s dried grains with solubles.