Table 1. Phosphorus (P) and phytate-P concentrations in commercial swine diet in Korea (as-fed basis)

Category Body weight (kg) n Total P (%) Phytate-P (%)
Mean SD Mean SD
Piglet phase 1 7 to 15 11 0.59 0.11 0.19b 0.06
Piglet phase 2 15 to 25 11 0.60 0.11 0.22b 0.07
Growing phase 25 to 50 10 0.58 0.10 0.30a 0.06
Finishing phase 50 to 121.5 7 0.54 0.10 0.28a 0.07
Gestating sow - 9 0.66 0.12 0.30a 0.05
Lactating sow - 9 0.66 0.07 0.31a 0.04
SEM - - 0.03 - 0.02 -
p-value - - 0.152 - < 0.001 -
Means within a column without a common superscript letter differ (p < 0.05).