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Table 3 Average daily feed intake (ADFI; kg), average daily gain (ADG; g/d), feed conversion ratio (FCR; g/g) averaged over treatment period, and days to reach slaughter weight of 95 ± 5 kg from start of experiment (Slaughter; days), subcutaneous P2 backfat depth (P2 Fat; mm), hot carcass weight (HCW; kg) and carcass dressing percentage (Dressing; %) for female grower-finisher pigs (from 16 to 22 wk of age) in the control group (Cont.; n = 20), the 6 % MCT supplement (MCT; n = 21), and the CSH supplement (CSH; n = 21) dietary treatments of Experiment 3

From: Dietary stimulation of the endogenous somatotropic axis in weaner and grower-finisher pigs using medium chain triglycerides and cysteamine hydrochloride

Treatment

ADFI, kg

ADG, kg/d

FCR, g/g

Slaughter, d

P2 Fat, mm

HCW, kg

Dressing, %

Cont.

2.81

1.061

2.65

37.8

13.1

62.4

67.2

MCT

2.67

0.944

2.83

37.1

10.5**

61.2

66.4

CSH

2.79

1.030

2.71

36.2

11.2**

61.8

66.0

SEMa

0.05

0.052

0.09

1.7

0.6

0.7

2.6

  1. **= P < 0.01 significance between MCT and/or CSH and control treatment
  2. aSEM = pooled standard error of the mean
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891