Table 3.
Production results and diarrhea occurrence.
| Specification | Group I (ZnSO4) | Group II (ZnO) | Group III (nZnO) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of animals, heads | ||||
| 28th day | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| 47th day | 96 | 99 | 99 | |
| 74th day | 86 | 96 | 96 | |
| Body weight, kg | ||||
| 28th day | 8.2 ± 0.24 | 8.4 ± 0.50 | 8.3 ± 0.46 | 0.692 |
| 47th day | 12.7 a ± 0.62 | 13.4 b ± 0.58 | 13.2 b ± 0.72 | 0.041 |
| 74th day | 27.0 a ± 1.64 | 28.2 b ± 1.42 | 28.9 b ± 1.16 | 0.019 |
| Daily gain, g | ||||
| 28th–47th day | 231 a ± 22.27 | 262 b ± 13.14 | 252 b ± 28.20 | 0.021 |
| 48th–74th day | 528 a ± 49.30 | 542 b ± 41.11 | 586 b ± 41.45 | 0.023 |
| 28th–74th day | 394 a ± 36.35 | 415 b ± 32.65 | 435 b ± 24.91 | 0.018 |
| Daily feed intake, g | ||||
| 28th–47th day | 406 ± 0.05 | 426 ± 0.04 | 401 ± 0.03 | 0.303 |
| 48th–74th day | 979 ± 0.08 | 975 ± 0.06 | 959 ± 0.07 | 0.807 |
| Feed conversion rate, kg∙kg−1 | ||||
| 28th–47th day | 1.71 A ± 0.12 | 1.66 A ± 0.09 | 1.54 B ± 0.08 | 0.004 |
| 48th–74th day | 1.77 a ± 0.14 | 1.70 a ± 0.12 | 1.60 b ± 0.10 | 0.017 |
| Diarrhea rate, % | ||||
| 28th–47th day | 6.2 | 1.27 | 1.59 | |
| 48th–74th day | 2.01 | 0.24 | 0.24 | |
| 28th–74th day | 4.1 | 0.68 | 0.82 |
Significant differences marked within a row in small letters indicate p ≤ 0.05, while those marked with capital letters indicate p ≤ 0.01.