Table 3.
Piglet weight during the experiment
| Day | Control | 500 mg/kg | 1000 mg/kg | 2000 mg/kg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZnO | ZnA | ZnC | ZnO | ZnA | ZnC | ZnO | ZnA | ZnC | ||
| 0 | 6.6 ± 1.3 | 7.1 ± 0.4 | 7.4 ± 0.9 | 6.0 ± 0.9 | 7.9 ± 1.2 | 7.6 ± 1.7 | 6.8 ± 1.8 | 7.0 ± 0.9 | 7.6 ± 1.5 | 8.1 ± 0.9 |
| 10 | 7.7 ± 1.0 | 8.6 ± 1.1 | 8.6 ± 1.1 | 8.0 ± 1.1 | 9.0 ± 1.4 | 7.5 ± 1.3 | 9.1 ± 1.7 | 8.6 ± 1.1 | 8.9 ± 1.5 | 10.3 ± 0.9* |
| 20 | 8.6 ± 1.5 | 9.9 ± 1.1 | 11.1 ± 0.9* | 9.2 ± 1.1 | 11.5 ± 0.9* | 11.3 ± 1.0* | 9.8 ± 1.0 | 9.9 ± 1.3 | 12.0 ± 1.8* | 10.9 ± 1.0 |
| WG | 2.0 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 1.4 | 3.7 ± 0.8* | 3.2 ± 0.7 | 3.6 ± 0.8* | 3.7 ± 1.6 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 4.4 ± 1.0* | 2.8 ± 0.9 |
WG weight gain (difference between average weight on day 0 and day 20)
*indicates significant differences (P < 0.05) between the control and the treated group