Table 7.

Effects of diets on the growth performance of pigs.

Item	Diets1			SEM	P-value
	Control	LL	SL
Initial BW, kg	9.60	9.42	9.53	0.64	0.893
Final BW, kg	31.83a	29.42b	32.02a	1.86	0.015
ADG, g	635.25a	571.45b	642.38a	51.56	0.020
ADFI, g	1,069.5	1,086.6	1,055.0	78.3	0.802
F:G ratio	1.69b	1.90a	1.64b	0.12	0.002

SEM = standard error of the mean.

^{a, b} Different letters within a row indicate significant differences at P < 0.05.

¹Control, a normal protein containing 20% CP; LL, a low ratio of Lys to CP diet containing 17% CP; SL, a standard ratio of Lys to CP diet containing 17% CP; number of observation is 8.