Table 2.
Effect of fumonisin concentration on 9 to 28 kg nursery pig growth performance 1,2.
| Analyzed Fumonisin Concentration, mg/kg | Probability, p | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | 7.2 | 14.7 | 21.9 | 32.7 | 35.1 | SEM | Linear | Quadratic |
| BW, kg | ||||||||
| d 0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | <0.21 3 | 0.598 | 0.724 |
| d 28 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 0.42 | <0.001 | 0.410 |
| d 0 to 28 | ||||||||
| ADG, g | 677 | 666 | 674 | 640 | 633 | 10.4 | 0.001 | 0.184 |
| ADFI, g | 1016 | 993 | 1010 | 974 | 978 | 18.6 | 0.055 | 0.774 |
| G:F, g/kg | 667 | 672 | 668 | 658 | 648 | 6.4 | 0.016 | 0.114 |
1 A total of 350 pigs (241 × 600; DNA, Columbus, NE; initially 8.9 kg) were used in a 28-day experiment with 5 pigs per pen and 14 pens per treatment. 2 ADG = average daily gain. ADFI = average daily feed intake. G:F = feed efficiency. 3 Heterogenous SEM (standard error of the mean): 7.2 mg/kg (0.19), 14.7 mg/kg (0.19), 21.9 mg/kg (0.18), 32.7 mg/kg (0.21), and 35.1 mg/kg (0.19).