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Effects of feeding frequency on performance and gastric lesions for control and treatment group (least square means ± standard errors) |
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| Control group |
Treatment group |
Sign. |
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| No. of animals |
179 |
180 |
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| Initial weight, kg |
27.2 |
27.2 |
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| Final weight, kg |
113.6 (± 0.29) |
112.6 (± 0.29) |
* |
| Carcass weight, kg |
87.3 (± 0.26) |
86.4 (± 0.26) |
* |
| Daily weight gain, g |
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| Entire fattening period |
804 (± 6.78) |
697 (± 6.76) |
*** |
| Start – 60 kg |
788 (± 7.98) |
638 (± 7.96) |
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| 60 kg – slaughter |
815 (± 8.22) |
744 (± 8.20) |
*** |
| Feeding period, days |
109 (± 0.88) |
125 (± 0.88) |
*** |
| Lean meat content, % |
57.2 (± 0.20) |
56.6 (± 0.20) |
0.06 |
| Gastric lesions, score |
2.4 (± 0.12) |
3.0 (± 0.12) |
** |
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Level of significance: n.s. = p > 0.05; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.010; *** = p < 0.001. 1 MJ = Mega Joule in Metabolisable energy. | |||
Persson et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:24 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-24 |
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