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Table 3 The effects of FA supplementation on growth performance of piglets

From: Dietary ferulic acid supplementation enhances antioxidant capacity and alleviates hepatocyte pyroptosis in diquat challenged piglets

Items

Diquat –

Diquat + 

SEM 

P-value

Control

FA

Control

FA

FA

Diquat

Interaction

Days 1 to 14

 15 d BW, kg

21.38

22.03

  

0.34

0.35

  

 ADG, g/d

570.81b

631.70a

  

12.90

0.02

  

 ADFI, g/d

1,051.96

1,090.68

  

17.71

0.28

  

 F/G

1.82a

1.73b

  

0.02

0.02

  

Days 15 to 19

 20 d BW, kg

24.49

24.75

19.40

21.67

0.52

0.09

 < 0.01

0.11

 ADG, g/d

701.50

632.00

−323.00

−146.29

90.42

0.47

 < 0.01

0.10

 ADFI, g/d

1,253.78

1,299.78

287.95

470.14

87.16

0.04

 < 0.01

0.22

  1. BW Body weight, ADG Average daily gain, ADFI Average daily feed intake, F/G Feed-gain ratio
  2. a,bMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05), n = 8