Table 4.

Effects of feeding frequency on nutrient digestibility in growing–finishing pigs.

Items	FA	M3	SEM	p-Values
Dry matter
Day 28	84.74	85.22	0.521	0.525
Day 56	84.02	83.32	0.466	0.305
Day 84	83.72	83.94	0.471	0.705
Day 112	83.62	83.81	0.389	0.740
Crude protein
Day 28	83.52	83.61	0.520	0.911
Day 56	79.80	80.63	0.368	0.136
Day 84	78.10	79.10	0.384	0.089
Day 112	77.70	78.57	0.419	0.169
Gross energy
Day 28	84.50	83.82	0.471	0.323
Day 56	81.74	81.46	0.476	0.678
Day 84	80.86	80.36	0.362	0.197
Day 112	80.69	79.94	0.353	0.153

Note: FA, pigs had free access to feed; M3, pigs were given three meals per day (06:00, 14:00, and 22:00 h); SEM, Standard error of means.