Table 2.
Growth performance of pigs fed diet with β-glucanase
β-Glucanase, U/kg feed1 | P-value | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | 0.0 | 200 | 400 | 600 | SEM | Linear | Quadratic | 0 vs. others |
BW, kg | ||||||||
Initial | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 0.990 | 0.925 | 0.983 |
Day 7 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 0.578 | 0.712 | 0.863 |
Day 14 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 1.0 | 0.247 | 0.824 | 0.933 |
Day 21 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 25.8 | 1.1 | 0.091 | 0.663 | 0.378 |
ADG, g/d | ||||||||
Day 0 to 7 | 408 | 365 | 465 | 413 | 38 | 0.530 | 0.713 | 0.837 |
Day 7 to 14 | 682 | 602 | 742 | 700 | 55 | 0.275 | 0.632 | 0.991 |
Day 14 to 21 | 747 | 778 | 873 | 810 | 35 | 0.068 | 0.171 | 0.067 |
Overall | 612 | 582 | 693 | 641 | 33 | 0.077 | 0.658 | 0.348 |
ADFI, g/d | ||||||||
Day 0 to 7 | 577 | 535 | 633 | 573 | 41 | 0.415 | 0.708 | 0.898 |
Day 7 to 14 | 880 | 870 | 1,001 | 938 | 66 | 0.127 | 0.546 | 0.271 |
Day 14 to 21 | 1,452 | 1,384 | 1,605 | 1,526 | 84 | 0.119 | 0.925 | 0.461 |
Overall | 970 | 930 | 1,080 | 1,013 | 61 | 0.118 | 0.760 | 0.404 |
G:F | ||||||||
Day 0 to 7 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.03 | 0.627 | 0.745 | 0.981 |
Day 7 to 14 | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.04 | 0.960 | 0.231 | 0.282 |
Day 14 to 21 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.03 | 0.707 | 0.261 | 0.265 |
Overall | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.02 | 0.537 | 0.957 | 0.841 |
1Four supplemental levels of β-glucanase (N = 40 total, n = 10 per supplemental level).