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. 2019 Jan 24;9:616. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37004-9

Table 4.

Effect of feed supplements on body weight, average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI) and gain to feed ratio (G:F) in weaning pigs (LSM ± SEM).

5kDaR No Yes No Yes No SEM Significance
yeast β-glucan No No Yes Yes No
ZnO Yes Contrast 1a Contrast 2b Contrast 3c Contrast 4d Contrast 5e
Body weight D 10 (kg) 7.58 7.56 7.4 8.25 8.27 0.227 0.0552 0.111 0.0500 0.0233 0.9431
ADG 0–10 (kg/day) 0.022 0.030 −0.003 0.112 0.127 0.0306 0.0452 0.3466 0.0499 0.0058 0.7343
ADFI 0–10 (kg/day) 0.276 0.338 0.342 0.360 0.369 0.0247 0.1459 0.1036 0.4158 0.0148 0.7959
G:F 0–10 (kg/kg) 0.081 0.087 0.136 0.247 0.272 0.119 0.561 0.493 0.6316 0.1808 0.2919

aContrast 1: the effect of 5kDaR vs. non 5kDaR diet.

bContrast 2: the effect of yeast β-glucan vs. non yeast β-glucan diet.

cContrast 3: the interaction between 5kDaR and yeast β-glucan.

dContrast 4: the effect of ZnO vs. control diet.

eContrast 5: the ZnO vs 5kDaR and yeast β-glucan.