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. 2022 Mar 11;100(6):skac075. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac075

Table 4.

The effects of lowering dietary crude protein and adding synthetic amino acids on the frequency of observed unhealthy pigs and of treatments.

Diet MSE P
Control 1X 2X
Frequency of unhealthy pigs
 Nursery Period 0.0224 0.0189 0.0177 0.0040 0.2734
 Grower Period 0.0116 0.0102 0.0095 0.0018 0.3100
 Finisher Period 0.0030 0.0052 0.0036 0.0031 0.6148
 Overall 0.0142a 0.0125ab 0.0115b 0.0015 0.0978
Frequency of treatment by injection
 Nursery Period 0.0357 0.0314 0.0281 0.0077 0.4177
 Grower Period 0.0195a 0.0142ab 0.0115b 0.0039 0.0515
 Finisher Period 0.0043 0.0076 0.0060 0.0044 0.5797
 Overall 0.0231a 0.0193ab 0.0165b 0.0034 0.0638

Values with different superscripts, within a row are different (P < 0.05).