Table 3. Effects of beta glucan on litter performance in lactating sows under high ambient temperature

Item	CON1)	BG5	BG10	SEM	p-value
Litter size (n)
Total born	14.30	13.90	14.00	1.07	0.927
Born alive	13.40	12.70	13.00	0.92	0.750
Weaned	12.40	11.70	12.20	0.84	0.697
Survivability of piglets	92.52	92.38	94.05	2.15	0.694
Piglet weight (kg)
At birth	1.30	1.35	1.32	0.04	0.850
At weaning	5.58b	5.85ab	6.04a	0.17	0.039
Litter weight (kg)
At birth	17.45	16.96	17.04	0.92	0.598
At weaning	69.08	67.83	72.97	3.58	0.341

Con, control; BG5, β-glucan 0.05% in basal diet; BG10, β-glucan 0.10% in basal diet.
Means within a variable with no common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05).