Table 4 Effects of feeding HMB to sows during lactation on performance of the offspring

Number of pigs on trial (n)

24

24

 At birth

1.41

1.42

0.07

0.887

 D 28

7.65

7.81

0.32

0.670

 D 66

22.6

22.9

0.5

0.677

 D 108

47.6

49.4

1.1

0.293

 D 150

79.8

83.9

1.4

0.080

 D 180

105.7

112.0

1.8

0.041

 D 28 to 66

586

579

24

0.836

 D 67 to 108

1,087

1,158

29

0.122

 D 109 to 150

2,187

2,250

64

0.505

 D 151 to 180

3,048

3,071

83

0.845

 Overall

1,652

1,693

30

0.368

 D 28 to 66

394

398

13

0.828

 D 67 to 108

588

631

19

0.153

 D 109 to 150

773

820

27

0.247

 D 151 to 180

864

939

40

0.226

 Overall

645

686

11

0.031

D 28 to 66

1.49

1.45

0.03

0.457

D 67 to 108

1.85

1.84

0.03

0.720

D 109 to 150

2.83

2.74

0.05

0.200

D 151 to 180

3.56

3.28

0.15

0.232

Overall

2.56

2.47

0.03

0.069