Table 10.
Growth performance of pigs fed the Exp. 2 diets1
| Item | Diets2 | SEM3 | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | PC | OA1 | OA3 | OA1 + OA3 | |||
| BW, kg | |||||||
| Initial | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.01 | 0.644 |
| Day 14 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.08 | 0.421 |
| Day 28 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 0.15 | 0.302 |
| Day 42 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 0.23 | 0.615 |
| Day 49 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 23.1 | 0.26 | 0.302 |
| ADG, g/d | |||||||
| Day 1–14 | 43 | 71 | 75 | 59 | 52 | 5.98 | 0.440 |
| Day 15–28 | 327 | 358 | 329 | 319 | 375 | 8.30 | 0.162 |
| Day 1–28 | 189 | 214 | 202 | 189 | 215 | 5.27 | 0.335 |
| Day 29–42 | 472 | 466 | 430 | 430 | 457 | 8.39 | 0.340 |
| Day 43–49 | 439c | 603a | 513bc | 533ab | 573ab | 14.18 | 0.001 |
| ADFI, g/d | |||||||
| Day 1–14 | 175 | 201 | 205 | 188 | 174 | 5.07 | 0.196 |
| Day 15–28 | 515 | 548 | 524 | 510 | 533 | 10.70 | 0.835 |
| Day 1–28 | 336 | 374 | 356 | 349 | 354 | 7.02 | 0.563 |
| Day 29–42 | 821 | 812 | 765 | 754 | 784 | 10.82 | 0.216 |
| Day 43–49 | 1010 | 1008 | 958 | 982 | 1018 | 17.89 | 0.835 |
| F:G, g/g | |||||||
| Day 15–28 | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.44 | 0.05 | 0.759 |
| Day 1–28 | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.94 | 1.68 | 0.07 | 0.828 |
| Day 29–42 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 0.05 | 0.996 |
| Day 43–49 | 2.47a | 1.68b | 1.89b | 1.84b | 1.82b | 0.08 | 0.010 |
Small superscript letter are different (P < 0.05).
1Values means n = 8 for productive performance.
2NC = negative control, no antibiotics; PC = positive control, antibiotics included; OA1 = NC plus organic acid 1; OA3 = NC plus organic acid 3; OA1 + OA3 = NC plus organic acid 1 and organic acid 3.
3Pooled SEM; n = 8/treatment.