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. 2013 Aug 3;4(1):29. doi: 10.1186/2049-1891-4-29

Table 2.

Pre-weaning performance of creep-fed piglets

Variables No-Creep Creep Creep + Glutamine Creep + AminoGut SEM P value
No. litters
 45
 45
 15
 15
 -
 -
Wean age, d
 21.5
 20.5
 20.3
 18.9
 0.13
 0.001
Pigs/litter
 12.5
 12.4
 12.5
 11.9
 0.23
 0.286
Sow parity
 3.4
 3.4
 3.4
 3.4
 0.20
 0.998
Birth wt, kg/pig
 1.5
 1.4
 1.4
 1.5
 0.04
 0.250
Wean wt, kg
 6.5
 6.4
 6.4
 6.5
 0.26
 0.980
Creep feed, g/pig1
 -
 49.4
 45.6
 48.4
 2.93
 0.617
Mortality, pigs/litter 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.22 0.488

1Creep feed was offered for one week prior to weaning.