Table 2 Summary statistics of feed intake, liveweight, average daily gain and organic matter digestibility by treatment group
Treatment
0 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.4
Mean ± SD Range Mean ± SD Range Mean ± SD Range Mean ± SD Range Mean ± SD Range
Feed Intake (kg
DM/d)
4.06 ± 0.70 3.23 - 4.92 5.36 ± 0.71 4.74 - 6.38 6.24 ± 1.3 4.87 - 7.45 6.49 ± 0.89 5.24 - 7.32 6.54 ± 1.8 4.42 - 8.14
Initial liveweight
(kg)
179 ± 38 133 - 225 181 ± 42 130 - 233 184 ± 35 149 - 221 179 ± 35 135 - 221 183 ± 54 117 - 235
Final liveweight
(kg)
207 ± 34 167 - 249 255 ± 36 228 - 307 267 ± 50 222 - 327 265 ± 43 219 - 323 279 ± 76 191 - 347
Liveweight gain
(kg/d)
0.091 ±
0.081
0.018 -
0.202
0.585 ±
0.095
0.470 -
0.702
0.792 ±
0.125
0.679 -
0.917
0.836 ±
0.095
0.714 –
0.940
0.943 ±
0.169
0.750 -
1.107
OM Digestibility (%) 54.3 ± 4.1 51.0 - 60.0 60.6 ± 2.1 57.7 - 62.7 62.8 ± 3.8 57.6 - 66.1 66.9 ± 2.3 64.5 - 70.0 75.1 ± 2.4 72.8 - 78.3