Table 3.
Daily feed intake, average daily gain, feed conversion efficiency and organ tissue weights of pigs after a 28 d trial of cornstarch soy-concentrate-based diets without (Control) or with Low (3.7 g/kg) or High (7.4 g/kg) levels of added camelina meal
| Diet | Control | Low camelina | High camelina | SEM 1 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Item |
|
|
|
|
|
| Start weight (kg) |
13.3 |
12.5 |
12.3 |
0.7 |
0.39 |
| Final weight (kg) |
17.13 |
17.05 |
17.05 |
0.8 |
0.99 |
| Average daily gain (g/d) |
185.1 |
236.8 |
233.8 |
17.7 |
0.10 |
| Average feed intake (g/d) |
605.9 |
559.2 |
518.1 |
18.1 |
0.06 |
| Feed conversion (feed/gain) |
3.72a |
2.37b |
2.32b |
0.3 |
0.04 |
|
Organ tissue, g |
|
|
|
|
|
| Liver |
346.4b |
418.4a |
421.7a |
19.0 |
0.02 |
| Heart |
82.8 |
90.2 |
89.0 |
3.0 |
0.21 |
| Spleen |
35.4 |
40.1 |
43.3 |
2.7 |
0.14 |
| Thyroid | 19.4 | 17.7 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 0.48 |
1Standard error of the mean (n = 27).
a,bValues in the same row with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05).