Table 1. Growth performance of weaned piglets with increasing DON intake

Control 0 mg/kg T1 1 mg/kg T2 3 mg/kg T3 10 mg/kg SEM p-value
Initial BW (kg)1) 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 0.17 0.9999
Final BW (kg)2) 31.20a 30.10a 30.90a 27.00b 0.59 0.0118
ADFI (kg) 1.00 0.93 0.97 0.89 0.02 0.0772
ADG (kg) 0.56a 0.52a 0.55a 0.41b 0.02 0.0313
FCR 1.79 1.80 1.76 2.26 0.10 0.3393
Control, basal diet; T1, basal diet+1 mg DON/kg feed; T2, basal diet+3 mg DON/kg feed; T3, basal diet+10 mg DON/kg feed.
Measured on day 1 after one week of adaptation.
Measured on day 28 after one week of adaptation.
Different superscripts indicate that the variables within a row are significantly different (p<0.05), n=12.
DON, deoxynivalenol; BW, body weight; ADFI, average daily feed intake; ADG, average daily gain; FCR, feed conversion ratio.