Table 6. Effect of varying levels of barley supplementation on BUN and BGL in weaning pigs1)

Treatment2) SEM3) p-value4)
B0 B10 B20 B30 Lin. Quad.
BUN5) (mg/dL)
Initial 9.20 9.20 9.20 9.20 - - -
2 week 12.45 14.70 14.18 14.15 0.458 0.32 0.27
4 week 14.58 14.82 14.97 13.48 0.619 0.58 0.50
6 week 13.78 10.43 11.67 10.10 0.459 0.01 0.25
BGL6) (mg/dL)
Initial 93.29 93.29 93.29 93.29 - - -
2 week 98.83 94.83 98.67 96.17 1.382 0.72 0.76
4 week 100.33 97.17 96.00 102.50 1.911 0.73 0.18
6 week 104.33 103.33 97.17 104.17 2.612 0.80 0.51
Least squares means for five observations per treatment.
B0, 0% barley was supplemented in each phase; B10, barley 10%; B20, barley 20%; B30, barley 30%.
Standard error of means.
Lin. (linear), Quad. (quadratic).
Blood urea nitrogen.
Blood glucose level.