Table 4.
Effects of EO + OA on growth performance of each stage.
| Item | Con | EO + OA | SEM | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight, kg | ||||||
| d 1 | 6.54 | 6.48 | 0.251 | 0.971 | ||
| d 14 | 12.51 | 13.19 | 0.492 | 0.083 | ||
| d 28 | 20.25 | 21.70 | 0.532 | 0.072 | ||
| Days 1–14 | ||||||
| ADG, g | 449 | 478 | 16.0 | 0.092 | ||
| ADFI, g | 608 | 639 | 23.3 | 0.086 | ||
| F/G | 1.59 | 1.42 | 0.032 | 0.074 | ||
| Diarrhea rate, % | 12.19 | 10.11 | 0.672 | 0.076 | ||
| Days 15– 28 | ||||||
| ADG, g | 562 | 599 | 19.2 | 0.051 | ||
| ADFI, g | 886b | 987a | 37.3 | 0.043 | ||
| F/G | 1.62 | 1.48 | 0.053 | 0.062 | ||
| Diarrhea rate, % | 7.42a | 6.90b | 0.394 | 0.049 | ||
| Days 1– 28 | ||||||
| ADG, g | 492b | 545a | 14.2 | 0.048 | ||
| ADFI, g | 758 | 828 | 20.2 | 0.062 | ||
| F/G | 1.60 | 1.45 | 0.034 | 0.077 | ||
| Diarrhea rate, % | 8.99 | 6.69 | 0.523 | 0.068 | ||
ADG = average daily gain; ADFI = average daily feed intake; F/G = feed/gain; CON = piglets fed the basic diet; EO + OA = piglets fed the basal diet supplemented with essential oils (EO) and organic acids (OA).
a, b Means with different letter superscripts indicate significant differences (P＜0.05), while with no letter or the same letter superscripts indicate no significant differences (P＞0.05).