. 2022 Jul 31;64(4):727–739. doi: 10.5187/jast.2022.e54

Table 4. Effects of dietary L-arginine supplementation on growth performance of growing pigs fed a mold-contaminated diet¹⁾.

Item	Non-toxin (Arg 1.2%)	Toxin with Arg			SEM	p-value
Item	Non-toxin (Arg 1.2%)	1.2	1.3	1.4	SEM	p-value
Initial weight (kg)	24.14	24.07	23.92	24.05	0.270	0.952
Final weight (kg)	43.92^a	39.82^b	40.34^b	40.04^b	0.590	< 0.001
ADG (g)	707^a	563^b	586^b	571^b	25.4	0.002
ADFI (g)	989	995	1,005	994	21.7	0.836
Gain:feed ratio	0.71^a	0.56^b	0.58^b	0.57^b	0.030	0.007

¹⁾

Data represents means based on six replicates per treatment (n = 6).

^a,b

Means with different superscripts within rows are significantly different at (p < 0.05).

Arg, arginine; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake.

Table 4. Effects of dietary L-arginine supplementation on growth performance of growing pigs fed a mold-contaminated diet1).