Table 2. Effects of the plane of nutrition on growth performance of the grow-finish pigs during the latter grower phase
Item | HP1) | MP1) | LP1) | SEM | p-value |
Initial weight (kg) | 44.7 | 43.7 | 43.0 | 0.6 | 0.15 |
Final weight (kg) | 71.0 | 69.4 | 68.3 | 0.8 | 0.07 |
ADG (g) | 906 | 886 | 842 | 13 | 0.20 |
ADFI (kg) | 2.03 | 1.98 | 2.03 | 0.05 | 0.79 |
Gain:feed | 0.446 | 0.447 | 0.430 | 0.011 | 0.57 |
ME intake (Mcal/d) | 6.86 | 6.66 | 6.65 | 0.22 | 0.69 |
Gain:ME (g/Mcal) | 132.1 | 133.1 | 131.1 | 2.7 | 0.88 |
Lysine intake (g/d) | 23.0 | 20.8 | 19.3 | 0.7 | 0.09 |
Gain:lysine (g/g) | 39.4 | 42.6 | 45.1 | 0.9 | 0.09 |
Data are least squares means of two replicates (pens) of 34 pigs.
HP, high plane; MP, medium plane; LP, low plane; SEM, standard error of mean; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; ME, metabolizable energy.