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. 2023 Feb 27;36(8):1228–1240. doi: 10.5713/ab.22.0440

Table 10.

Effects of different levels of dietary crude protein on odor emission in weaning pigs1)

Criteria Treatment2) SEM p value3)


CP16 CP17 CP18 CP19 CP20 CP21 L Q
Hydrogen sulfide (ppm)
 0 to 3 wk 1.75 2.00 2.00 2.25 2.00 2.25 0.041 <0.01 0.36
 3 to 6 wk 1.50 1.83 1.83 2.33 2.33 2.33 0.079 <0.01 0.14
Ammonia (ppm)
 0 to 3 wk 5.36 5.36 6.45 6.91 7.64 8.64 0.286 <0.01 0.51
 3 to 6 wk 5.27 5.36 6.36 6.91 7.55 8.18 0.259 <0.01 0.82
Amines (ppm)
 0 to 3 wk 50.91 51.82 53.64 70.91 77.27 81.82 3.080 <0.01 0.27
 3 to 6 wk 45.45 47.27 51.82 76.36 77.00 77.27 3.511 <0.01 0.75

SEM, standard error of the mean.

1)

A total of 18 barrows (initial body weight, 8.41±0.371 kg).

2)

CP16: corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 16%/late weaning CP 15%), CP17: corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 17%/late weaning CP 16%), CP18: corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 18%/late weaning CP 17%), CP19: corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 19%/late weaning CP 18%), CP20: corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 20%/late weaning CP 19%), CP21: corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 21%/late weaning CP 20%).

3)

L, linear; Q, quadratic.