Table 4 Effect of arginine and glutamine supplementation on growth performance and mortality from 25 to 35 d of age

Arginine

0

0.4

0

0.4

Glutamine

0

0

0.4

0.4

N^a

50

50

44

46

Body weight (g) 25d^{b, c}

386 ± 13

386 ± 12

395 ± 12

393 ± 12

0.96

Body weight (g) 35d^{b, c}

725 ± 29

745 ± 27

762 ± 27

723 ± 26

0.74

Weight gain, g/d^{b, c}

31.3 ± 1.2

33.4 ± 1.1

32.7 ± 1.1

32.3 ± 1.1

0.48

Feed intake, g/d^{b, c}

43.7 ± 1.6

46.6 ± 1.5

45.1 ± 1.5

44.5 ± 1.5

0.48

Feed efficiency, g/g^{b, c}

0.711 ± 0.01

0.719 ± 0.01

0.732 ± 0.01

0.727 ± 0.01

0.92

Mortality, %^d

3.57 (1.35–9.13)

2.48 (0.80–7.40)

0.90 (0.13–6.11)

2.36 (0.76–7.07)

0.31