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Table 1 Performance of weaned piglets fed diets without or with Agrimonia procera

From: Studies on the health impact of Agrimonia procerain piglets

Parameter

Control

Agrimonia procera(0.56 g/kg)

P-value

Initial body weight (kg)

8.1 (0.7)

8.1 (0.8)

0.909

Final body weight (kg)

25.2 (2.8)

25.9 (3.1)

0.177

Daily weight gain (g/d)

407 (68)

425 (66)

0.148

Food intake (g/d)1

594 (63)

624 (63)

0.088

Food conversion ratio (kg/kg)1

1.46 (0.11)

1.46 (0.11)

0.972

Nitrogen intake (g/d)2

14.49 (1.33)

15.65 (0.32)

0.094

Nitrogen excretion2

Feces (g/d)

2.99 (0.53)

3.31 (0.46)

0.340

Urine (g/d)

2.14 (0.34)

2.09 (0.37)

0.839

Retention (g/d)2

9.36 (0.66)

10.26 (0.51)*

0.044

Retention (%)2

64.8 (2.4)

65.6 (4.1)

0.712

  1. Mean values (SD), n = 60 per group.
  2. 1Means of two piglets per pen were averaged.
  3. 2n = 5 per group.
  4. *Significantly different from control (Student's t test).