Table 2.
Effects of wheat type and xylanase supplementation on the growth performance of male pigs from d 0 to 7 and d 0 to 14, commencing at 7.8 kg live weight.
| Item | Enzyme, 300 g/t | Live weight, kg | Daily gain, g | Feed intake, g | FCR, g/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d 0 to 7 | |||||
| Wheat 1 | − | 9.51 | 240b | 244b | 1.11 |
| Wheat 1 | + | 9.81 | 272ab | 253b | 0.96 |
| Wheat 2 | − | 9.77 | 277ab | 265ab | 1.01 |
| Wheat 2 | + | 10.21 | 332a | 296a | 0.91 |
| SEM | 0.130 | 12.67 | 8.93 | 0.045 | |
| Two way analysis | |||||
| Wheat (W) | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.050 | 0.164 | |
| Enzyme (E) | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.119 | 0.903 | |
| W × E | 0.663 | 0.663 | 0.865 | 0.391 | |
| d 0 to 14 | |||||
| Wheat 1 | − | 12.12 | 306b | 346 | 1.13a |
| Wheat 1 | + | 12.52 | 330b | 343 | 1.04ab |
| Wheat 2 | − | 12.46 | 331b | 353 | 1.07ab |
| Wheat 2 | + | 13.13 | 375a | 385 | 1.02b |
| SEM | 0.169 | 9.27 | 9.41 | 0.019 | |
| Two way analysis | |||||
| Wheat (W) | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.237 | 0.081 | |
| Enzyme (E) | 0.119 | 0.119 | 0.992 | 0.050 | |
| W × E | 0.794 | 0.794 | 0.795 | 0.991 | |
SEM = standard error of means.
a,bTreatment means followed by the same superscript letter are not significantly different (P < 0.05).