Table 1.
Sow feed intake during lactation
| Control | Treatment (OEO) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | Mean | SE | ||
| Sow feed intake pre-farrow (kg/d) | 2.40A | 0.03 | 2.31B | 0.03 | 0.058 |
| Sow feed intake week 1 (kg/d) | 5.17 | 0.12 | 5.22 | 0.11 | 0.732 |
| Sow feed intake week 2 (kg/d) | 9.62 | 0.21 | 9.32 | 0.20 | 0.306 |
| Sow feed intake week 3 (kg/d) | 10.97 | 0.23 | 11.11 | 0.23 | 0.655 |
| Sow feed intake week 4 (kg/d) | 12.20 | 0.17 | 12.15 | 0.17 | 0.819 |
| Sow feed average overall (kg/d) | 7.75 | 0.08 | 7.82 | 0.12 | 0.647 |
| Refusal number (meal) | 11 | – | 8 | – | 0.649 |
OEO Oregano Essential Oil
SE Standard error
Superscript letters A-B represent statistical significance at p < 0.1