Table 4. Effect of flavonoid on growth performance in LPS challenged growing pig

Items Saline (CON) LPS SEM p-value
−Fla + Fla −Fla + Fla LPS effect Flavonoid effect Interaction
Body weight (kg)
 Initial 26.96 26.95 26.94 26.94 1.01 0.9926 1.0000 0.9963
 21 d 40.96 41.49 41.04 41.47 0.93 0.9779 0.6327 0.9619
 22 d 41.04 41.38 40.65 41.40 0.87 0.8415 0.5638 0.8247
 Finish 55.64 56.19 55.36 56.15 1.12 0.8954 0.8519 0.9152
0–21 d
 ADG (g) 667 693 671 692 8 0.8646 0.0465 0.7346
 ADFI (g) 1,290 1,276 1,283 1,281 27 0.9719 0.7929 0.8470
 G/F 0.517 0.543 0.523 0.541 0.016 0.8837 0.2513 0.8154
22 d-finish
 ADG (g) 730 740 735 737 20 0.9541 0.7747 0.8452
 ADFI (g) 1,803 1,856 1,802 1,841 30 0.8084 0.2107 0.8318
 G/F 0.405 0.399 0.408 0.401 0.010 0.8343 0.8397 0.9442
Overall
 ADG (g) 683 696 684 695 8 1.0000 0.2087 0.9067
 ADFI (g) 1,503 1,522 1,499 1,517 10 0.6827 0.1319 0.9806
 G/F 0.454 0.458 0.456 0.458 0.005 0.7994 0.6506 0.8785
LPS, lipopolysaccharide; −Fla, without flavonoid; +Fla, with 0.1% flavonoid; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G/F, gain to feed ratio.