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.