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.