Table 7. Effects of dietary n-6:n-3 ratio on average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (FI) and gain to feed ratio (GF) in finishing pigs

Control n-6:n-3 ratio SEM p-value
4:1 2:1
Initial body weight (kg) 82.10 82.12 82.21 0.37 0.979
Final body weight (kg) 106.43b 108.61a 109.08a 0.42 0.001
ADG (g) 695b 757a 768a 11.77 0.001
FI (g) 2,482 2,562 2,714 71.84 0.099
GF 3.58 3.39 3.54 0.01 0.521
Means within a column with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).