Table 3. Influence of various milk by-products levels in weaned pig diet on growth performance of weaned pigs1)
Criteria | Treatment2) | SEM | p-value |
NM | LM | MM | HM | Linear | Quadratic |
BW (kg) |
Initial | 5.97 | 5.97 | 5.97 | 5.97 | 0.313 | 0.639 | 0.543 |
2 weeks | 7.09 | 7.26 | 7.42 | 7.56 | 0.383 | 0.237 | 0.911 |
5 weeks | 10.46 | 11.53 | 12.94 | 12.75 | 0.653 | ˂ 0.01 | 0.294 |
ADG (g/d) |
0 to 2 weeks | 80 | 92 | 103 | 114 | 9.222 | 0.237 | 0.926 |
3 to 5 weeks | 160 | 203 | 263 | 247 | 15.432 | ˂ 0.01 | 0.142 |
ADFI (g) |
0 to 2 weeks | 171 | 187 | 192 | 201 | 6.907 | 0.161 | 0.916 |
3 to 5 weeks | 451 | 517 | 553 | 539 | 22.339 | 0.031 | 0.166 |
G:F ratio |
0 to 2 weeks | 0.447 | 0.486 | 0.519 | 0.551 | 0.035 | 0.344 | 0.956 |
3 to 5 weeks | 0.341 | 0.385 | 0.479 | 0.470 | 0.022 | 0.016 | 0.502 |
A total of 160 crossbred pigs were fed from average initial body weight 5.97 ± 1.527 kg.
NM, almost no milk by-products, 5% / 0%; LM, lower milk by-products, 10% / 5%; MM, middle milk by-products, 20% / 10%; HM, high milk by-products, 30% / 15%.
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain to feed ratio.