TABLE 1.
Effect of maternal SF diet during pregnancy on growth performance and diarrhea rate of suckling piglets
| Parametera | Mean (n = 12)b |
SEM | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | SF | |||
| Initial BW (kg) | 1.58 | 1.61 | 0.04 | 0.95 |
| Final BW (kg) | 6.49 B | 7.09 A | 0.16 | 0.04 |
| ADG (g/day) | ||||
| Wk 1 | 188.42 | 229.76 | 13.32 | 0.12 |
| Wk 2 | 261.32 | 252.57 | 8.51 | 0.62 |
| Wk 3 | 251.23 B | 301.27 A | 9.10 | <0.01 |
| Wk 1 to 3 | 233.66 B | 261.20 A | 6.74 | 0.04 |
| Diarrhea rate (%) | 13.69 A | 10.35 B | 0.70 | 0.04 |
| Diarrhea index | 0.54 A | 0.19 B | 0.04 | <0.01 |
a
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain.
b
Values within a row with different uppercase letters differ significantly at a P value of <0.05. CON, control diet group; SF, 2.0% pregelatinized waxy maize starch and guar gum diet group.