Table 3.

The growth performance of piglets.

Items	NP	NC	PC	MCT	GML	p-Value
ADG (g/d)	145.23 ± 31.15	144.83 ± 60.76	153.96 ± 40.33	157.44 ± 56.86	145.62 ± 51.29	0.986
ADFI (g/d)	282.01 ± 27.76 b	296.05 ± 41.47 b	333.23 ± 30.39 ab	355.64 ± 42.57 a	335.70 ± 63.26 ab	0.037
F/G	2.55 ± 0.72	2.49 ± 0.81	2.34 ± 0.87	2.31 ± 0.61	2.45 ± 0.59	0.979

Values are the mean ± SEM, n = 6 per treatment (the n = 6 refers to the number of pigs slaughtered and sampled). ^a,b Mean values sharing different superscripts within a row differ (p < 0.05). NP = normal protein basal diet no antibiotics included; NC = low-protein basal diet no antibiotics included; PC = low-protein basal diet + antibiotics (75 mg/kg quinocetone, 20 mg/kg virginiamycin and 50 mg/kg aureomycin); MCT = low-protein basal diet + 2 kg/T tricaprylin/tricaprin; GML = low-protein basal diet + 2 kg/T glycerol monolaurate; ADG = average daily weight gain; ADFI = average daily feed intake; F:G = feed:gain.