Table 5.
Effects of BiW, EBV for protein deposition, and dietary protein supply on the concentration of nitrogen, urea, and creatinine in the urine of male growing pigs
| BiW1 | EBV1 | Dietary protein supply1 | P-value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBW | HBW | SEM | LBV | HBV | SEM | A | R | SEM | BiW | EBV | Diet | |
| Nitrogen, g/kg | 4.24 | 3.61 | 0.28 | 3.91 | 3.93 | 0.28 | 4.78 | 3.07 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.96 | <0.001 |
| Urea, mmol/L | 117.3 | 99.3 | 7.4 | 108.4 | 108.2 | 7.4 | 135.5 | 81.1 | 4.5 | 0.10 | 0.98 | <0.001 |
| Creatinine, mmol/L | 7.05 | 6.39 | 0.45 | 6.27 | 7.17 | 0.45 | 6.65 | 6.79 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 0.70 |
1Number of observations: 36 and 37 in LBW and HBW pigs, respectively; 36 and 37 in LBV and HBV pigs, respectively; 36 and 37 on the A and R regime, respectively.