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.