Table 3.

Effect of benzoic acid on growth performance in young pigs

Items	Control	Benzoic acid	SEM	P-value
Initial weight,kg	18.74	18.75	0.07	0.974
14 d weight,kg	27.02b	28.79a	0.12	0.004
Average daily gain,g	595b	718a	8.01	0.012
Average daily feed intake,g	1035b	1190a	12.22	0.005
Feed: gain ratio	1.76	1.66	0.02	0.204

Mean values with their standard errors, n = 10

^a-b Within a row, means with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05)