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.