Table 2.
Effect of sows’ intake of GAA from the 85th prenatal day to entire lactation period on feed intake and backfat thickness.
| Item | Control group | GAA group | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parity, time | 4 | 4 | – |
| Backfat at 26 d before delivery, mm | 18.13 ± 1.13 | 17.13 ± 0.77 | 0.475 |
| Backfat at delivery, mm | 18.13 ± 1.08 | 18.00 ± 0.60 | 0.921 |
| Backfat at weaning, mm | 15.00 ± 1.06 | 14.67 ± 0.33 | 0.771 |
| Backfat loss, mm | 2.88 ± 0.58 | 3.13 ± 0.44 | 0.737 |
| ADFI of late pregnancy, kg | 3.90 ± 0.10 | 4.04 ± 0.03 | 0.225 |
| ADFI of during lactation, kg | 6.74 ± 0.19 | 6.86 ± 0.10 | 0.586 |