Table 4.
Mean values for pig BW, ADG, ADFI and FCR after weaning for three different weaning treatments
| Day1 | Treatment2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW | IS | ISCoF | ISCoNF | |
| BW, kg | ||||
| D 2 | 7.5 ± 0.23 | 7.3 ± 0.23 | 7.3 ± 0.34 | 7.6 ± 0.31 |
| D 8 | 8.4 ± 0.24 | 8.7 ± 0.24 | 9.0 ± 0.37 | 9.0 ± 0.33 |
| ADG, g | ||||
| D 0 to 2 | −25 ± 13.9 | −56 ± 13.7 | −78 ± 21.6 | −48 ± 17.7 |
| D 2 to 8 | 165 ± 8.6a | 234 ± 8.5b | 294 ± 13.4c | 242 ± 11.1b |
| ADFI, g | ||||
| D 0 to 2 | 80 ± 5.3 | 73 ± 5.3 | 67 ± 7.9 | 72 ± 7.1 |
| D 2 to 8 | 192 ± 4.5a | 256 ± 4.5b | 291 ± 6.7cy | 269 ± 6.0bcx |
| FCR, g/g | ||||
| D 2 to 8 | 1.2 ± 0.03a | 1.1 ± 0.03ab | 1.0 ± 0.05b | 1.1 ± 0.04ab |
1Day = day in relation to weaning with weaning = d 0, d −25 is the day on which most the litters were born
2CW = conventional weaning (n = 9), IS = intermittent suckling (n = 9), ISCoF = intermittent suckling with co-mingling, familiar pigs (n = 4), ISCoNF = intermittent suckling with co-mingled, not familiar pigs (n = 5)
abValues within a row not having the same superscript are significantly different
xyValues within a row not having the same superscript are a trend