Table 2.
Growth performance of nursery pigs fed diets supplemented with DDGS and xylanase
Treatment | ||||||||
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DDGS, % | 0 | 30 | P-value1 | |||||
Xylanase, EPU/kg diet | 0 | 1,500 | 0 | 1,500 | SEM | Ing | Enz | Ing × Enz |
BW, kg | ||||||||
Initial | 10.58 | 10.68 | 10.64 | 10.73 | 0.63 | 0.630 | 0.392 | 0.932 |
Week 1 | 13.07 | 13.35 | 13.31 | 13.44 | 0.49 | 0.480 | 0.376 | 0.746 |
Week 2 | 18.00 | 18.87 | 18.64 | 19.03 | 0.57 | 0.149 | 0.029 | 0.385 |
Week 3 | 23.14 | 24.48 | 23.93 | 24.66 | 0.68 | 0.288 | 0.029 | 0.499 |
ADG, g | ||||||||
Week 1 | 357 | 381 | 381 | 388 | 31 | 0.619 | 0.619 | 0.767 |
Week 2 | 704 | 788 | 762 | 799 | 32 | 0.273 | 0.061 | 0.450 |
Week 3 | 734 | 802 | 756 | 804 | 39 | 0.762 | 0.151 | 0.806 |
Overall | 598 | 657 | 633 | 663 | 20 | 0.305 | 0.032 | 0.479 |
ADFI, g | ||||||||
Week 1 | 637 | 673 | 624 | 658 | 41 | 0.640 | 0.270 | 0.974 |
Week 2 | 1,015 | 1,098 | 1,066 | 1,127 | 60 | 0.412 | 0.150 | 0.827 |
Week 3 | 1,085a | 1,196a | 1,315b | 1,218a | 51 | 0.015 | 0.888 | 0.041 |
Overall | 913 | 989 | 1,002 | 1,001 | 37 | 0.112 | 0.227 | 0.220 |
G:F | ||||||||
Week 1 | 0.562 | 0.570 | 0.610 | 0.571 | 0.030 | 0.420 | 0.604 | 0.442 |
Week 2 | 0.717 | 0.720 | 0.721 | 0.710 | 0.030 | 0.931 | 0.904 | 0.813 |
Week 3 | 0.682 | 0.675 | 0.579 | 0.671 | 0.034 | 0.128 | 0.223 | 0.158 |
Overall | 0.665 | 0.669 | 0.633 | 0.664 | 0.020 | 0.380 | 0.402 | 0.498 |
1Ing = main effect of DDGS; Enz = main effect of xylanase; Ing × Enz = interaction effect between DDGS and xylanase.
abMeans lacking a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).