Table 2.

Average weight, feed intake and feed efficiency of piglets during the experimental period^*

(Mean values and pooled standard errors)

	C	D	D-A	D-CA	sem	P
Initial BW (kg)	11⋅2	11⋅1	11⋅4	11⋅3	0⋅08	0⋅31
Final BW (kg)	24⋅6b	26⋅9a	25⋅4a	25⋅9a	0⋅27	0⋅023
ADG (g/d)	612b	718a	640b	662a,b	12⋅2	0⋅008
ADFI (g/d)	786	825	804	799	8⋅98	0⋅41
FCR	1⋅31a	1⋅17b	1⋅29a	1⋅23a,b	0⋅02	0⋅007

C, control low-fibre diet; D, diet enriched in local feedstuffs with a normal dietary electrolyte balance; D-A, diet enriched in local feedstuffs with a low dietary electrolyte balance; D-CA, D-A diet supplemented with Ca; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.

^a,bMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0⋅05).

^*n 6.