Table 4.
Effect of supplementation of different creep feed types during lactating period on piglet performance after weaning
| Items | Treatment | SEM | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Creep | Weaner | Sow | |||
| Body weight (kg) | |||||
| At weaning | 7.87 | 7.38 | 7.53 | 0.170 | 0.48 |
| Day 14 | 10.91 | 11.04 | 10.76 | 0.210 | 0.87 |
| Day 35 | 19.74 | 19.94 | 20.19 | 0.302 | 0.83 |
| Average daily weight gain (kg) | |||||
| Day 0 to 14 | 217B | 261A | 231AB | 7.0 | 0.03 |
| Day 14 to 35 | 421 | 424 | 449 | 7.5 | 0.23 |
| Overall | 339 | 359 | 362 | 6.0 | 0.24 |
| Average daily feed intake (kg) | |||||
| Day 0 to 14 | 328B | 369A | 333B | 6.7 | 0.02 |
| Day 14 to 35 | 784 | 799 | 814 | 12.0 | 0.60 |
| Overall | 602 | 627 | 621 | 8.8 | 0.46 |
| Gain/feed ratio | |||||
| Day 0 to 14 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.010 | 0.23 |
| Day 14 to 35 | 0.53b | 0.53b | 0.55a | 0.003 | 0.06 |
| Overall | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.003 | 0.14 |
SEM, standard error of the mean.
Means in the same row with different superscript letters were significantly different (p<0.05).
Means in the same row with different superscript letters were significantly different (p<0.10).