Table 2. Effects of dietary aluminosilicate on growth performance of weaned pigs (Exp. 1)1)
Item2) | CON | CON + AS | SEM | p-value |
Day 1 to 28 |
Initial BW (kg) | 7.82 | 7.82 | 0.52 | 0.995 |
Final BW (kg) | 19.60 | 17.86 | 1.36 | 0.388 |
ADG (kg/d) | 0.280 | 0.239 | 0.026 | 0.286 |
ADFI (kg/d) | 0.673 | 0.484 | 0.063 | 0.062 |
G:F (kg/kg) | 0.432 | 0.496 | 0.028 | 0.134 |
Each value is the mean value of 6 replicates (4 pigs/pen).
CON, basal diet based on corn and soybean meal; CON + AS, CON + 0.3% dietary aluminosilicate; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain to feed ratio.