Table 6. Effect of varying levels of barley supplementation on BUN and BGL in weaning pigs1).
Treatment2) | SEM3) | p-value4) | |||||
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B0 | B10 | B20 | B30 | Lin. | Quad. | ||
BUN5) (mg/dL) | |||||||
Initial | 9.20 | 9.20 | 9.20 | 9.20 | - | - | - |
2 week | 12.45 | 14.70 | 14.18 | 14.15 | 0.458 | 0.32 | 0.27 |
4 week | 14.58 | 14.82 | 14.97 | 13.48 | 0.619 | 0.58 | 0.50 |
6 week | 13.78 | 10.43 | 11.67 | 10.10 | 0.459 | 0.01 | 0.25 |
BGL6) (mg/dL) | |||||||
Initial | 93.29 | 93.29 | 93.29 | 93.29 | - | - | - |
2 week | 98.83 | 94.83 | 98.67 | 96.17 | 1.382 | 0.72 | 0.76 |
4 week | 100.33 | 97.17 | 96.00 | 102.50 | 1.911 | 0.73 | 0.18 |
6 week | 104.33 | 103.33 | 97.17 | 104.17 | 2.612 | 0.80 | 0.51 |
Least squares means for five observations per treatment.
B0, 0% barley was supplemented in each phase; B10, barley 10%; B20, barley 20%; B30, barley 30%.
Standard error of means.
Lin. (linear), Quad. (quadratic).
Blood urea nitrogen.
Blood glucose level.