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Table 5 Effect of dry feeding and liquid feeding on milk composition of colostrum and milk at 21d lactation

From: Evaluation of dry feeding and liquid feeding to lactating sows under high temperature environment

Criteria

Treatment

SEM a

P-value

Dry feeding

Liquid feeding

Milk composition

Casein, %

 24 h postpartum

6.03

6.52

0.256

0.37

 Day 21 of lactation

4.76

4.18

0.153

0.04

Fat, %

 24 h postpartum

8.29

9.57

0.845

0.48

 Day 21 of lactation

7.20

5.81

0.384

0.07

Protein, %

 24 h postpartum

7.51

8.36

0.350

0.25

 Day 21 of lactation

5.34

4.66

0.194

0.07

Lactose, %

 24 h postpartum

4.61

4.01

0.140

0.04

 Day 21 of lactation

6.11

6.21

0.042

0.28

Total solid, %

 24 h postpartum

22.50

24.36

0.997

0.38

 Day 21 of lactation

20.09

18.05

0.534

0.04

Solid not fat, %

 24 h postpartum

12.52

12.72

0.333

0.78

 Day 21 of lactation

11.50

10.94

0.158

0.07

Free fatty acid, %

 24 h postpartum

3.02

3.09

0.143

0.81

 Day 21 of lactation

8.98

8.72

0.646

0.85

  1. a Standard error of mean