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 |
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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