Table 2. The effect of basal diet on the growth performance of growing pigs
Items | CON1) | TRT | SEM | p-value |
Body weight (kg) |
Initial | 23.58 | 23.58 | 0.02 | 0.990 |
Finish | 51.98 | 52.59 | 0.27 | 0.457 |
Overall (d 1–d 42) |
ADG (g) | 675b | 683a | 9.00 | 0.210 |
ADFI (g) | 1,701 | 1,725 | 16.00 | 0.335 |
G : F | 2.525 | 2.490 | 0.02 | 0.313 |
Control and TRT group pigs were fed with normal basal diet that was formulated according to NRC recommendation.
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G : F, gain : feed.