Table 1.
Distribution of the sexes of the pigs that received, during 18 days, blank feed (control group), feed contaminated with 15 μg T-2 toxin per kg feed (15 ppb group) or feed contaminated with 83 μg T-2 toxin per kg feed (83 ppb group), their respective weight at the beginning of the experiment and their average weight gain.
| Distribution of sexes | Weight at beginning of the experiment (kg) | Average weight gain per group per day (kg/day) | Average weight gain during 18 days per group (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| control group | piglet 1 | female | 6.5 | 0.326 ± 0.08 | 102 ± 17.3 |
| piglet 2 | female | 5.5 | |||
| piglet 3 | female | 5.5 | |||
| piglet 4 | male | 5.0 | |||
| piglet 5 | male | 6.0 | |||
| 15 ppb group | piglet 6 | female | 4.5 | 0.322 ± 0.08 | 104 ± 14.2 |
| piglet 7 | male | 7.0 | |||
| piglet 8 | female | 5.0 | |||
| piglet 9 | male | 4.5 | |||
| piglet 10 | male | 7.0 | |||
| 83 ppb group | piglet 11 | female | 5.5 | 0.239 ± 0.04 | 70.9 ± 11.3* |
| piglet 12 | male | 7.5 | |||
| piglet 13 | female | 6.0 | |||
| piglet 14 | male | 6.5 | |||
| piglet 15 | male | 5.0 |
Superscript (*) refers to a significant difference compared to the control group (p < 0.05).