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Table 3 Growth performance of weaning pigs fed experimental diets

From: Sophorolipid protects against early-weaning syndrome by improving the gut microenvironment in early-weaned piglets

 

Dietary SPL levels (ppm)

Polynomial contrastb

0

5

10

15

SEMa

L

Q

C

Body weight, kg

 Week 0

6.56

6.58

6.60

6.57

0.24

0.990

0.978

0.970

 Week 2

10.16

10.15

10.19

10.08

0.25

0.918

0.924

0.908

 Week 4

16.34

16.49

16.51

16.27

0.26

0.926

0.718

0.945

 Week 6

24.97

25.43

25.26

24.82

0.28

0.825

0.465

0.901

Overall

 ADG, g

438.26

448.91

444.21

434.39

2.55

0.446

0.048

0.621

 ADFI, g

598.14

602.64

589.87

591.21

4.36

0.410

0.881

0.430

 FE

0.733

0.746

0.754

0.736

0.006

0.777

0.219

0.684

  1. a Standard error of mean
  2. b L linear, Q quadratic, C cubic
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