Table 3.
Growth performance of pigs fed diet with Yarrowia lipolytica
| Item | Treatment1) | SEM | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| YL0 | YL1.5 | YL3 | |||
| BW (kg) | |||||
| Initial | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.979 |
| d 10 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.584 |
| d 21 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 0.563 |
| ADG (g) | |||||
| d 0 to 10 | 73 | 112 | 113 | 41 | 0.472 |
| d 10 to 21 | 387 | 419 | 370 | 53 | 0.636 |
| Overall | 237 | 273 | 248 | 37 | 0.542 |
| ADFI (g) | |||||
| d 0 to 10 | 164 | 186 | 208 | 34 | 0.343 |
| d 10 to 21 | 691 | 616 | 625 | 71 | 0.244 |
| Overall | 433 | 411 | 419 | 52 | 0.741 |
| G:F | |||||
| d 0 to 10 | 0.45 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.08 | 0.175 |
| d 10 to 21 | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.04 | 0.104 |
| Overall | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.59 | 0.04 | 0.165 |
SEM, standard error of mean; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain to feed ratio.
The dietary treatments consisted of a basal diet supplemented with Yarrowia lipolytica at 0.0%, 1.5%, and 3.0% as YL0, YL1.5, and YL3, respectively.