Alfalfa-containing diets alter luminal microbiota structure and short chain fatty acid sensing in the caecal mucosa of pigs

Table 2 Effects of alfalfa meal on the growth performance of growing pigs (n = 6)

Item	Level of alfalfa meal, %				SEM	P-value
Item	0	5	10	15	SEM	Linear	Quadratic
Initial BW, kg	25.13	24.70	24.72	24.58	0.65	0.56	0.46
Final BW, kg	46.52	46.48	46.58	46.02	0.91	0.74	0.77
ADG, g/d	713	726	729	714	14.74	0.91	0.36
ADFI, g/d	1439	1407	1410	1369	24.82	0.08	0.85
G:F	0.50^a	0.52^b	0.52^b	0.52^b	0.01	0.02	0.18

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