Table 5 Daily weight gain (DWG) (g/day) (mean ± SD) and feed conversion rate (FCR) for each group (A-F).

DWG

154.5 (72.2)

155.9 (64.4)

146.9 (64.6)

151.3 (49.6)

158.7 (42.0)

180.5 (49.0)

DWG

415.5 (92.2)

353.9 (110.9)

315.6^a (92.5)

359.2 (76.4)

338.9 (87.8)

469.1^b (118.1)

FCR

1.38

1.18

1.30

1.42

1.50

1.31

DWG

449.8^a,b (252.5)

425.5^a,b (213.3)

293.8^a (157.9)

632.9^b (143.0)

506.4^a,b (221.7)

700.7^b (222.0)

FCR

2.00

2.07

2.37

1.50

1.90

1.56

DWG

697.1 (61.4)

679.9 (113.5)

505.7 (42.0)

552.8^a,b(144.0)

653.2 (97.2)

654.9^b (169.4)

FCR

1.77

1.72

2.13

1.92

1.87

1.78

DWG

491.7 (84.7)

452.7 (146.4)

413.3 (63.2)

486.7 (76.1)

460.3 (101.6)

486.7 (106.9)

FCR

1.74

1.72

2.04

1.61

1.80

1.52