Table 5.
The effect of pig entry bodyweight (small, medium, large) on diarrhoea treatments and growth performance in the overall trial period (6–30 kg).
| Item | Bodyweight Group at Entry | SEM | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Medium | Large | |||
| Pens, n | 144 | 144 | 160 | ||
| BW at entry | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.8 | ||
| Diarrhoea treated pens, % 1 | 32.7 a (25.4;41.2) | 36.3 ab (28.6;44.8) | 45.4 b (37.5;53.6) | - | 0.074 |
| ADG 2, g/day | 451 a | 463 b | 491 c | 5.78 | <0.001 |
| ADFI 2, kg/day | 0.65 a | 0.67 b | 0.71 c | 0.007 | <0.001 |
| FCR 2, kg/kg growth | 1.43 a | 1.45 b | 1.45 b | 0.009 | 0.008 |
1 Accumulated treatments = Each pen is only counted once. 2 ADG = average daily gain, ADFI = average daily feed intake, FCR = feed conversion ratio. a,b,c Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at p < 0.05.