The present results showed that supplementation of
the sow’s diet with GE increased antioxidant levels and
IgG in sow plasma and colostrum, and that these changes
were reflected in piglet plasma at day 28. 6-Gingerol and
6-shogaol have been described as main antioxidative
compounds in ginger and additional
gingerol-related compounds and diarylheptanoids were
reported in dried ginger