Table 6. Effects of dosage level of phytogenic feed additives on behavior changes in 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%)
Basic behavior (min/hour)
 Feed intake1),3),4),5),6),8) 4.92a 4.71b 4.97a 4.93a 4.95a 5.01a 4.94a 4.98a 0.02 < 0.001
 Standing1),4),5),6) 6.44a 6.01b 6.03b 6.14ab 6.27ab 6.20ab 6.40a 6.21ab 0.04 0.002
 Lying1),3),4),5)6),7) 45.10c 45.68a 45.46ab 45.35bc 45.15bc 45.18bc 45.17bc 45.28bc 0.04 < 0.001
 Sitting1),5),6),7),8) 3.53 3.60 3.54 3.58 3.63 3.61 3.50 3.54 0.01 0.950
Singularity behavior (count/hour)
 Drink water5) 5.66 5.64 5.52 5.70 5.61 5.65 5.56 5.69 0.03 0.712
 Rooting2),3),4),5),7) 1.41 1.27 1.43 1.30 1.34 1.47 1.45 1.40 0.02 0.231
 Posture transition (lying-sitting)1),4),5),6),7) 2.68 2.40 2.33 2.44 2.56 2.56 2.54 2.57 0.04 0.471
 Posture transition (sitting-lying)1),4),5),6),7) 2.67 2.39 2.33 2.45 2.55 2.57 2.52 2.56 0.05 0.716
 Biting1),2),3),4),5),6),7),8) 0.84 0.92 0.91 0.88 0.84 0.83 0.85 0.87 0.01 0.060
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.