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. 2018 Jul 31;96(11):4693–4703. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky311

Table 3.

Mean values of average daily feed intake (ADFI) and CTX-I, OC, and BAP in serum of growing-finishing pigs

Balance A Balance B Balance C SEM P-value
LP MP HP LP MP HP LP MP HP Diet Balance D × B
ADFI (kg/d) 1.5 1.6 1.6 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.7
P, ingested (g/d) 5.72 9.05 13.25 8.68 14.30 20.98 9.12 14.89 21.65 0.25
OC, ng/mL 11.38a 15.10b 16.50b 11.56a 15.42b 16.13b 11.03a 13.76ab 15.74b 1.14 *** NS NS
BAP, µg/liter 36.93a 23.28b 33.69a 30.00a 13.80b 24.01a 25.77a 16.38b 18.86b 3.17 *** *** NS
CTX-I, ng/mL 0.180a 0.121b 0.115b 0.180a 0.125ab 0.120b 0.206 0.163 0.148 0.02 ** NS NS
OC/CTX-I 62.11a 130.24b 151.68b 65.97a 128.15b 137.09b 76.32 88.88 112.73 15.98 *** NS NS

Balance A = 40 kg BW; Balance B = 70 kg BW; Balance C = 100 kg BW; LP = low phosphorus diet; MP = medium phosphorus diet; HP = high phosphorus diet; NS = not significant.

a,bWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ.

**P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.