Table 3 Effects of meal frequency on growth performance of gilt^1,2,3

 Initial

77.7 ± 0.92

77.9 ± 1.07

77.6 ± 1.63

0.980

 2nd week

86.9 ± 1.19

88.8 ± 1.22

88.3 ± 1.67

0.612

 4th week

100.2 ± 1.50

101.1 ± 1.07

100.3 ± 1.73

0.889

 6th week

110.1 ± 1.46

111.3 ± 1.28

109.7 ± 1.76

0.735

 8th week

120.3 ± 1.35

119.9 ± 1.59

118.0 ± 1.91

0.580

 10th week

128.2 ± 1.20

127.1 ± 1.47

124.7 ± 1.65

0.237

 12th week

137.5 ± 1.24

136.0 ± 1.74

133.0 ± 1.58

0.132

 14th week

146.5 ± 1.43^a

143.9 ± 1.85^ab

141.6 ± 1.72^b

0.042

 Week 0–2

763.9 ± 34.44^a

901.4 ± 28.01^b

896.5 ± 27.32^b

0.004

 Week 2–4

832.3 ± 26.18

771.9 ± 30.23

744.3 ± 29.75

0.102

 Week 4–6

703.6 ± 39.87

728.6 ± 32.94

673.8 ± 22.37

0.499

 Week 6–8

727.4 ± 42.80^a

611.9 ± 35.34^b

592.9 ± 31.77^b

0.031

 Week 8–10

567.9 ± 28.73

517.9 ± 28.58

481.0 ± 29.96

0.122

 Week 10–12

662.5 ± 37.88

631.5 ± 40.34

594.6 ± 31.64

0.436

 Week 12–14

642.9 ± 78.89

569.6 ± 64.97

612.5 ± 29.22

0.700

 Week 0–14

701.5 ± 8.73^a

673.5 ± 13.03^ab

653.4 ± 8.74^b

0.009

 Initial

10.01 ± 0.41

9.98 ± 0.31

9.94 ± 0.51

0.962

 2nd week

10.45 ± 0.21

10.55 ± 0.35

10.73 ± 0.46

0.846

 4th week

11.73 ± 0.28

11.41 ± 0.29

11.37 ± 0.50

0.758

 6th week

12.70 ± 0.32

11.70 ± 0.60

11.89 ± 0.59

0.356

 8th week

13.94 ± 0.49^a

12.08 ± 0.48^ab

12.37 ± 0.58^b

0.035

 10th week

14.21 ± 0.44

12.83 ± 0.64

12.60 ± 0.64

0.113

 12th week

15.26 ± 0.56

14.44 ± 0.74

13.56 ± 0.64

0.169

 14th week

16.36 ± 0.36

15.72 ± 0.67

15.08 ± 0.65

0.215