Table 2.
Effect of treatment on pig performance during the growing and finishing periods and overall
| Parameter | Control | AGP | Selacid GG | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing period (25–60 kg) | |||||
| ADG, g | 667.87b | 713.08 | 728.68 | 19.739 | 0.0003 |
| ADFI, kg | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 0.061 | 0.830 |
| Gain:feed | 431.65a | 469.43b | 476.76b | 17.875 | 0.010 |
| Finishing period (60–100 kg) | |||||
| ADG, g | 837.92 | 845.13 | 850.86 | 27.091 | 0.910 |
| ADFI, kg | 2.65 | 2.62 | 2.57 | 0.067 | 0.390 |
| Gain:feed | 315.32 | 321.18 | 326.87 | 19.031 | 0.790 |
| Overall period (25–100 kg) | |||||
| Start weight, kg | 26.79 | 26.74 | 26.675 | 1.630 | 0.700 |
| End weight, kg | 92.49a | 94.94b | 95.84b | 1.726 | 0.0004 |
| ADG, g | 741.17a | 769.35b | 780.20b | 18.729 | 0.0001 |
| ADFI, kg | 2.03 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 0.062 | 0.030 |
| Gain:feed | 366.07a | 385.70b | 395.71b | 12.042 | 0.001 |
| Mortality ratea, % | 8.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | — | 0.068 |
aPig mortality was analyzed with chi-square. The reason of death was pneumonia.
a,bValues in a row with no common superscripts differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05).