Table 9. Effect of dietary energy and crude protein levels on TBARS assay of longissimus muscles from growing-finishing pigs

Energy ME 13.40 MJ/kg ME 13.82 MJ/kg SEM p-value
CP (%) High Middle Low High Middle Low ME CP M × C
TBARS (mgMA/kg)
 Day 0 0.23 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.23 0.22 0.004 0.70 0.56 0.69
 Day 5 0.24 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.21 0.004 0.21 0.44 0.53
 Day 7 0.57 0.56 0.57 0.56 0.55 0.55 0.007 0.50 0.97 0.93
CP, crude protein; ME, metabolizable energy; SEM, standard error of the mean.