Table 3. Effects of dosage level of phytogenic feed additives on nutrient digestibility in growing-finishing pigs with stressed by stocking density

Items NC High stocking density SEM p-value
PC ES1 (0.05%) ES2 (0.10%) CES1 (0.10%) CES2 (0.20%) GP1 (0.04%) GP2 (0.08%)
2 week (%)
 DM1),2),3),4),5),6),7),8) 85.17ab 81.65d 84.08bc 83.34c 86.40a 83.31c 84.98ab 85.43ab 0.31 < 0.001
 CP1),2),3),4),5),8) 75.58a 70.91c 74.42ab 73.39b 74.77ab 74.55ab 73.46b 73.70b 0.20 < 0.001
 GE1),2),3),4),5),8) 78.79bc 76.74cd 78.64bc 77.04bcd 81.07a 74.98d 78.88b 78.85b 0.38 < 0.001
8 week (%)
 DM1),2),3),4),5),7),8) 85.67a 80.15d 82.88c 84.46ab 85.24ab 84.96ab 84.26b 82.28c 0.23 < 0.001
 CP1),2),3),4),5),6),7) 76.67a 67.14c 70.19b 70.05b 76.78a 75.47a 71.04b 71.15b 0.41 < 0.001
 GE1),2),3),4),5),7),8) 78.35a 69.65c 76.98ab 77.07ab 78.16a 78.44a 76.38ab 73.82b 0.64 < 0.001
Contrast: NC vs PC (p < 0.05).
Contrast: PC vs Other treatments (p < 0.05).
Contrast: PC vs Essential oil (p < 0.05).
Contrast: PC vs Mixture of bitter citrus extract and essential oil (p < 0.05).
Contrast: PC vs Grape pomace extract (p < 0.05).
Contrast: Essential oil vs Mixture of bitter citrus extract and essential oil (p < 0.05).
Contrast: Essential oil vs Grape pomace extract (p < 0.05).
Contrast: Mixture of bitter citrus extract and essential oil vs Grape pomace extract (p < 0.05).
Means with different letters are significantly differ (p < 0.05) or tend to differ (0.05 ≤ p < 0.10).
NC, basal diet in animal welfare density; PC, basal diet in high stocking density; ES1, basal diet with essential oil 0.05% in high stocking density; ES2, basal diet with essential oil 0.10% in high stocking density; CES1, basal diet with mixture of bitter citrus extract and essential oil 0.10% in high stocking density; CES2, basal diet with mixture of bitter citrus extract and essential oil 0.20% in high stocking density; GP1, basal diet with grape pomace extract 0.04% in high stocking density; GP2, basal diet with grape pomace extract 0.08% in high stocking density; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; GE, gross energy.