Table 4.
Treatment1 | SEM | Time, d | SEM | Treatment effect | Time effect | Treatment × Time effect | ||||||
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Control | ZnO | Low ANE | High ANE | 7 | 14 | 21 | ||||||
Final BW, kg | 15.0b | 16.2a | 14.5b | 15.2b | 0.31 | 9.0C | 11.3B | 15.2A | 0.16 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.432 |
ADG, kg/d | 0.29b | 0.37a | 0.29b | 0.32b | 0.016 | 0.09C | 0.32B | 0.54A | 0.014 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.644 |
ADFI, kg/d | 0.50b | 0.56a | 0.50b | 0.51b | 0.015 | 0.20C | 0.55B | 0.80A | 0.013 | 0.003 | < 0.001 | 0.166 |
G:F ratio | 0.51b | 0.62a | 0.51b | 0.61a | 0.034 | 0.43C | 0.59B | 0.68A | 0.029 | 0.017 | < 0.001 | 0.186 |
ANE, Ascophyllum nodosum extract; ZnO, Zinc oxide; BW, Body weight; ADG, Average daily gain; ADFI, Average daily feed intake; G:F; Gain to feed ratio
A,B,CMean values within a row with different superscript capital letter indicate significant differences between days (P < 0.05)
1A total of 12 replicates were used per dietary treatment (replicate = pen)