Table 3.
Apparent total tract digestibility and blood profiles of weaned pigs fed dietary treatments1
| Item | Treatments2 | SEM | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CON | PKE | |||
| Apparent total tract digestibility | ||||
| Dry matter (%) | 73.88 | 74.24 | 1.03 | 0.81 |
| Nitrogen (%) | 69.90 | 70.25 | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Energy (%) | 73.73 | 75.06 | 1.13 | 0.41 |
| Frequency of diarrhea (%)3 | 24.7 | 14.7 | - | 0.08 |
| Number of white blood cells (×103/μL) | ||||
| Before weaning | 9.50 | 9.18 | 0.67 | 0.74 |
| d 7 after weaning | 9.56 | 8.19 | 0.51 | 0.07 |
| Number of red blood cells (×106/μL) | ||||
| Before weaning | 2.70 | 2.61 | 0.14 | 0.64 |
| d 7 after weaning | 3.25 | 2.92 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Packed cell volume (%) | ||||
| Before weaning | 11.30 | 10.72 | 0.64 | 0.52 |
| d 7 after weaning | 12.61 | 11.06 | 0.56 | 0.06 |
SEM, standard error of the mean.
1
Values are presented as the least squares mean of 11 replicates (2 pigs/replicate).
2
CON, control diet based on corn and soybean meal; PKE, CON+20% palm kernel expellers.
3
Frequency of diarrhea = frequency of diarrhea of weaned pigs for the first 2 weeks after weaning, (number of diarrhea/number of pen days)×100. Data was analyzed by the x2 test.