Table 2. Effects of dietary mixture of protease and probiotics on growth performance of growing-finishing pigs1).
Items2) | CON | MULTI | SEM | p-value |
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Phase I (1–60 d) | ||||
Initial BW (kg) | 35.19 | 35.32 | 0.69 | 0.893 |
Final BW (kg) | 85.60 | 85.37 | 0.99 | 0.869 |
ADG (g/d) | 840.25 | 834.22 | 9.80 | 0.669 |
ADFI (g/d) | 2,428.09 | 2,410.25 | 26.11 | 0.761 |
G:F (g/g) | 0.353 | 0.354 | 0.04 | 0.922 |
Phase II (61–88 d) | ||||
Final BW (kg) | 112.73 | 112.23 | 1.48 | 0.816 |
ADG (g/d) | 968.77 | 959.45 | 27.71 | 0.813 |
ADFI (g/d) | 3,108.87 | 3,151.76 | 143.48 | 0.894 |
G:F (g/g) | 0.313 | 0.314 | 0.15 | 0.689 |
Overall (1–88 d) | ||||
Initial BW (kg) | 35.19 | 35.32 | 0.68 | 0.893 |
Final BW (kg) | 112.73 | 112.23 | 1.48 | 0.816 |
ADG (g/d) | 881.14 | 874.06 | 13.19 | 0.707 |
ADFI (g/d) | 2,768.48 | 2,781.01 | 83.06 | 0.947 |
G:F (g/g) | 0.321 | 0.321 | 0.08 | 0.704 |
Each value is the mean value of 4 replicates (6 pigs/pen).
CON, basal diet; MULTI, CON + 0.01% protease and probiotics; SEM, standard error of means; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain to feed ratio.