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Table 4 Effects of garcinol on growth performance and diarrhea rate of weaned piglets

From: Dietary garcinol supplementation improves diarrhea and intestinal barrier function associated with its modulation of gut microbiota in weaned piglets

Items

Control group

The level of garcinol, mg/kg

SEM

200

400

600

Initial weight, kg

7.21

7.19

7.18

7.20

0.03

Final weight, kg

11.35ab

12.56a

12.62a

12.79a

0.17

ADG, g

154.67b

192.15a

202.63a

199.58a

5.27

ADFI, g

349.53

350.46

356.72

358.68

11.56

F/G

2.26a

1.97b

1.96b

2.02c

0.05

Diarrhea incidence

10.34a

7.25b

6.54b

4.67c

0.70

  1. In the same row, values with no letter or the same letter superscripts mean no significant difference (P > 0.05), while with different letter superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05). ADFI Average daily feed intake, ADG Average daily gain, and F/G Feed/gain ratio. n = 12