Table 2.
The effect of dietary lecithin supplementation on growth performance of female pigs.
| Dietary Lecithin (g/kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 15 | 75 | LSD 1 | P-value | |
| ADG (g/day) | 869 | 848 | 853 | 849 | 95.0 | 0.94 |
| ADFI (kg/day) | 2.82 | 2.86 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 0.160 | 0.43 |
| FCR | 3.26 | 3.38 | 3.39 | 3.15 | 0.260 | 0.45 |
| Final weight (kg) | 100.7 | 101.7 | 101.5 | 102.1 | 3.1 | 0.85 |
| Carcase weight (kg) | 69.0 | 70.4 | 70.5 | 71.4 | 2.4 | 0.43 |
| P2 (mm) | 13.8 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 0.80 |
1 Least significant difference at P = 0.05. ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.