Table 3.
Effects of resveratrol and pterostilbene on growth performance of piglets from 21 to 28 days of agea
| Itemsb | SR-CON (Group I) |
W-CON (Group II) |
W-RSV (Group III) |
W-PT (Group IV) |
Contrast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I vs. II | I vs. III | I vs. IV | II vs. III | II vs. IV | III vs. IV | |||||
| ADGc, g/d | 271.03 ± 13.77 | 140.08 ± 10.03 | 155.16 ± 9.92 | 168.65 ± 5.91 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.731 | 0.235 | 0.791 |
| ADFIc, g/d | NA | 205.16 ± 19.04 | 213.49 ± 10.04 | 223.02 ± 12.47 | NA | NA | NA | 0.912 | 0.661 | 0.887 |
| FEc, g/g | NA | 0.69 ± 0.02 | 0.72 ± 0.02 | 0.76 ± 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | 0.377 | 0.033 | 0.348 |
aValues are means ± standard error, n = 6
bADG Average daily gain, ADFI Average daily feed intake, FE Feed efficiency, NA Not available, SR-CON Piglets continued to be nursed by sows aged between 21 and 28 days, W-CON Piglets were fed a basal diet aged between 21 and 28 days, W-RSV Piglets were fed a diet supplemented with 300 mg/kg of resveratrol aged between 21 and 28 days, W-PT Piglets were fed a diet supplemented with 300 mg/kg of pterostilbene aged between 21 and 28 days
cOne-way ANOVA test