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. 2019 Apr 26;14(4):e0216070. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216070

Table 2. Growth performance parameters of pigs in either control (CON) or sub-therapeutic chlortetracycline (sCTC; 40 ppm) treatments.

Item CON1 sCTC1 SEM P-value
Start body weight, kg 6.64 6.85 0.362 0.444
End body weight, kg 17.55 21.53 0.807 0.002
Day 0–14 ADG2, kg/d 0.05 0.16 0.028 0.013
Day 0–14 ADFI3, kg/d 0.19 0.25 0.054 0.051
Day 0–14 Gain:Feed -0.24 0.15 0.449 0.115
Day 15–35 ADG2, kg/d 0.50 0.60 0.079 0.001
Day 15–35 ADFI3, kg/d 0.67 0.82 0.074 0.002
Day 15–35 Gain:Feed 0.65 0.50 0.228 0.252
Overall ADG2, kg/d 0.32 0.43 0.021 0.001
Overall ADFI3, kg/d 0.37 0.51 0.044 0.002
Overall Gain:Feed 0.88 0.85 0.096 0.617

1Mean values are pig estimates (n = 12 pigs/treatment). Days 0–14 = Diet phase 1, days 15–35 = diet phase 2, and overall equates to days 0 to 35.

2ADG = Average Daily Gain

3ADFI = Average Daily Feed Intake