Table 1.
Effect of the dietary supplement on the pre-challenge performance (least square means with their standard errors).
| Treatment | SEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal | Laminarin | Chitosan | ||
| Initial BW (kg) | 8.93 | 9.25 | 9.17 | 0.169 |
| BW d35 (kg) | 21.71 | 20.64 | 22.19 | 0.729 |
| ADG d0-35 (kg/day) | 0.360 | 0.326 | 0.370 | 0.016 |
| ADFI d0-35 (kg/day) | 0.743 a | 0.674 b | 0.705 ab | 0.020 |
| G:F d0-35 (kg/kg) | 0.743 | 0.674 | 0.705 | 0.020 |
BW, body weight; d, day; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain to feed ratio; FS, faecal score. a,b Mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (p < 0.05).