Difference in Performance of EPI Pigs Fed Either Lipase-Predigested or Creon®-Supplemented Semielemental Diet
Table 3
Whole-body composition and bone properties of experimental animals at the end of the study.
Item
Group
value
H
P
L
P vs. H
L vs. H
L vs. P
Whole-body composition
Lean mass (kg)
0.0014
0.0020
0.6890
Fat mass (kg)
0.0001
0.0001
0.8476
Total fat (%)
0.0001
0.0001
0.5462
Bone area (cm2)
0.3060
0.0327
0.4540
BMC (g)
0.9228
0.5898
0.7809
Morphometry, densitometry, and biomechanical properties of humeri
Mass (g)
0.1554
0.0168
0.5445
Length (mm)
0.0123
0.0070
0.9739
Area (cm2)
0.0877
0.0047
0.4314
BMC (g)
0.9590
0.7543
0.5107
BMD (g/cm2)
0.0242
0.0739
0.8673
Maximum strength (kg)
0.0026
0.0079
0.9093
H: healthy pigs+PAF; P: EPI pigs+PAF enriched with enteric-coated pig pancreatic enzymes; L: EPI pigs+PAF predigested with microbial lipase. Data are presented as the .
