Table 1. Effects of tebuconazole exposure on growth performance in finishing pigs
| Control | T1 (×1) | T2 (×5) | T3 (×10) | T4 (×50) | T5 (×100) | SEM | p-value |
Initial BW (kg) | 66.63 | 66.83 | 67.13 | 67.53 | 67.98 | 67.90 | 3.50 | ns |
Final BW (kg) | 87.10 | 97.10 | 91.57 | 87.07 | 90.40 | 91.10 | 3.22 | ns |
ADG (kg/d) | 0.73 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.04 | ns |
ADFI (kg/d) | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 0.01 | ns |
FCR (kg/kg) | 3.10 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 0.14 | ns |
Values are mean (n=20).
T1=0.25, T2=1.25, T3=2.5, T4=12.5, and T5=25 mg/kg bw/d.
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily weight gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio; ns, not significant.