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. 2019 Mar 23;3(4):1375–1382. doi: 10.1093/tas/txz033

Table 2.

Effects of pen location (L) and recording period (P)a on growth parameters in grow-to-finish pigs during late summer

P1 P2 P3 P-value
Parameters PPb IPc PP IP PP IP SEM L P L × P
 ADFI, kg 2.12 2.11 2.21 2.17 2.50 2.45 0.08 0.71 <0.01 0.96
 ADG, kg 0.68 0.69 0.68 0.74 0.80 0.81 0.03 0.28 <0.01 0.78
 G:F, kg/kg 0.32 0.33 0.32 0.35 0.32 0.33 0.01 0.02 0.40 0.18

aMeasurement once every 2 weeks

bPeripheral pens, located 0.70 ± 0.29 m to either side of the closest fan

cInternal pens, located in direct line of sight between the fans and the air inlets