Table 11.
ZEA, mg/kg | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | SEM | P- value | ||||||
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Clay, g/kg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ZEA | MC | ZEA x MC | |
Performance | ||||||||||||
Weight gain, g/day | 672 | 680 | 651 | 734 | 615 | 686 | 617 | 690 | 18 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.25 |
Feed intake, g/day | 809 | 815 | 819 | 868 | 757 | 832 | 782 | 820 | 20 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 0.33 |
Feed efficiency | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.02 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.65 |
Vulva size | ||||||||||||
Width, mm | 19.18 | 19.17 | 21.09 | 19.72 | 22.26 | 20.10 | 23.39 | 20.09 | 0.6 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.22 |
Length, mm | 22.70 | 22.35 | 25.92 | 23.14 | 26.25 | 23.12 | 27.52 | 23.96 | 0.8 | 0.01 | <0.01 | 0.19 |
Area, mm2 | 217.52 | 214.01 | 273.27 | 229.17 | 292.16 | 232.26 | 321.88 | 242.37 | 12 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.34 |
Wang et al. [42]