Table 5.
Effects of Cu(HMTBa)2 and CuSO4 on performance in Exp. 11
| NRC control CuSO4, (6 mg/kg) |
CuSO4 170 mg/kg |
Cu(HMTBa)2 170 mg/kg |
SEM | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig body weight (kg) | |||||
| d 0 | 7.36 | 7.36 | 7.35 | 0.10 | 0.99 |
| d 14 | 10.44 | 10.54 | 11.27 | 0.24 | 0.06 |
| d 42 | 22.07b | 22.07b | 23.40a | 0.37 | 0.03 |
| d 0 to 14 | |||||
| ADG (g) | 220b | 227b | 279a | 12 | <0.01 |
| ADFI (g) | 310b | 324b | 352a | 9 | 0.01 |
| Gain:feed | 0.709a | 0.701 a | 0.793b | 0.026 | 0.05 |
| d 15 to 42 | |||||
| ADG (g) | 408 | 405 | 393 | 12 | 0.17 |
| ADFI (g) | 644 | 601 | 608 | 16 | 0.17 |
| Gain:feed | 0.633 | 0.674 | 0.646 | 0.017 | 0.31 |
| d 0 to 42 | |||||
| ADG (g) | 346b | 346b | 378a | 7 | 0.01 |
| ADFI (g) | 537 | 510 | 544 | 10 | 0.09 |
| Gain:Feed | 0.644 | 0.678 | 0.695 | 0.013 | 0.06 |
a,b
Means in a row with no common superscripts significantly differ (p<0.05).
1
Values represent the means of 8 pens with 10 pigs per pen.