Table 2 The effects of adding sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) to low-protein diets on the dry matter and amino acid intakes of 40-kg pigs in a nitrogen balance experiment

2.12

2.20

2.18

0.04

0.332

24.9

24.0

23.4

0.18

0.417

7.40

7.12

6.97

0.05

0.514

16.7

16.2

15.8

0.12

0.889

4.43

4.29

4.19

0.04

0.356

21.9^a

15.8^b

15.3^b

0.13

<.001

9.63^a

7.14^b

6.99^b

0.06

<.001

15.3^a

11.4^b

11.3^b

0.10

<.001

29.3^a

21.5^b

21.1^b

0.17

<.001

17.1^a

12.8^b

12.6^b

0.11

<.001

14.8^a

10.8^b

10.7^b

0.10

<.001

15.9^a

11.7^b

11.5^b

0.10

<.001

38.2^a

28.5^b

28.1^b

0.23

<.001

16.0^a

11.9^b

11.8^b

0.10

<.001

64.0^a

47.7^b

47.1^b

0.39

<.001

12.6^a

9.26^b

9.08^b

0.07

<.001

17.1^a

12.3^b

12.2^b

0.11

<.001

9.38^a

6.90^b

6.93^b

0.06

<.001

8.03^a

6.06^b

5.93^b

0.05

<.001

162^a

131^b

128^b

1.04

<.001

181^a

134^b

133^b

1.10

<.001

343^a

265^b

261^b

2.13

<.001