Table 2.
Items | Stage d | Treatment | SEM | p-value1) | ||||
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| ||||||||
White | Red | Yellow | Green | Blue | ||||
BW (g) | 1 | 54.8 | 55.9 | 54.6 | 54.8 | 55.3 | 0.255 | 0.834 |
14 | 635.2 | 626.3 | 660.7 | 661.5 | 633.3 | 8.251 | 0.498 | |
35 | 2,178.9 | 2,116.7 | 2,212.9 | 2,118.6 | 2,168.4 | 20.641 | 0.579 | |
42 | 2,570.5 | 2,450.5 | 2,601.8 | 2,509.6 | 2,567.4 | 30.038 | 0.901 | |
FI (g) | 1–14 | 887.1 | 852.2 | 912.6 | 898.2 | 857.1 | 14.930 | 0.690 |
15–35 | 4,098.8 | 4,060.6 | 4,238.6 | 4,005.9 | 4,094.7 | 51.421 | 0.779 | |
36–42 | 1,258.9 | 1,122.9 | 1,286.3 | 1,266.3 | 1,268.8 | 21.038 | 0.082 | |
1–42 | 6,244.7 | 6,035.7 | 6,437.6 | 6,170.3 | 6,220.6 | 73.031 | 0.602 | |
BWG (g) | 1–14 | 580.4 | 570.4 | 606.1 | 606.7 | 577.9 | 9.669 | 0.735 |
15–35 | 1,543.7 | 1,490.4 | 1,552.2 | 1,457.1 | 1,535.2 | 25.767 | 0.832 | |
36–42 | 391.7a | 333.9b | 388.9a | 391.0a | 399.0a | 7.207 | 0.01 | |
1–42 | 2,515.7 | 2,394.6 | 2,547.2 | 2,454.8 | 2,512.1 | 30.494 | 0.598 | |
FCR | 1–14 | 1.53 | 1.49 | 1.5 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 0.01 | 0.611 |
15–35 | 2.66 | 2.73 | 2.74 | 2.77 | 2.67 | 0.025 | 0.635 | |
36–42 | 3.22 | 3.37 | 3.31 | 3.25 | 3.18 | 0.037 | 0.484 | |
1–42 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.48 | 0.013 | 0.599 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; BW, body weight; FI, feed intake; BWG, body weight gain; FCR, feed intake/body weight gain.
Comparisons among groups based on a multivariate analysis of variance.
Different letters differ significantly within a row (p<0.05).