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. 2021 Mar 29;99(6):skab101. doi: 10.1093/jas/skab101

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.