Table 2. Global (42 days) means in bold SE of the productive performance of guinea pigs fed with different levels of chicory and plantain inclusion (n = 5/treatment).
| ILW (kg) | FLW (kg) | DMI (kg) | TWG (kg) | DWG (kg/day) | FCR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | [2.12E-07] | [0.0127] | [9.58E-09] | [0.0119] | [0.0119] | [1.98E-05] |
| 100 Lu | 0.382(0.014) | 0.887(0.066) | 3.230(0.127) | 0.505(0.068) | 0.012(0.002) | 6.500(0.902) |
| 30Ch_70Lu | 0.418(0.018)* | 1.020(0.066)* | 3.150(0.193)ns | 0.600(0.063)* | 0.014(0.002)* | 5.300(0.634)* |
| 30Pl_70Lu | 0.458(0.026)* | 1.030(0.111)* | 2.850(0.114)* | 0.575(0.095)ns | 0.014(0.002)ns | 5.030(0.614)* |
| 50Ch_50Lu | 0.344(0.025)ns | 1.020(0.021)* | 2.640(0.103)* | 0.671(0.033)* | 0.016(0.001)* | 3.950(0.314)* |
| 50Pl_50Lu | 0.401(0.010)ns | 0.970(0.047)ns | 2.430(0.180)* | 0.569(0.038)ns | 0.014(0.001)ns | 4.280(0.201)* |
| Total | 0.401(0.042) | 0.985(0.083) | 2.862(0.337) | 0.584(0.080) | 0.014(0.002) | 5.012(1.056) |
Between brackets are the p-value of analysis of variance. *, within a column indicates significant differences to the Dunnett test (α = 0.05) that compares the inclusion of chicory and plantain with de control (100% lucerne); ns, non-significant differences. 100 Lu, 100% lucerne; 30Ch_70Lu, 30% chicory and 70% lucerne; 30Pl_70Lu, 30% plantain and 70% lucerne; 50Ch_70Lu, 50% chicory and 50% lucerne; 50Pl_50Lu, 50% plantain and 50% lucerne. ILW, initial live weight; FLW, final live weight; DMI, dry matter intake; DWG, daily weight gain; TWG, total weight gain; FCR, feed conversion ratio.