Exp. 1. Initial BW of pigs did not differ among
treatments (Table 6). During wk 1, ADG of FS3 tended
to be greater (P = 0.061) than the control, whereas
ADFI did not differ among treatments, resulting in improvements (P< 0.05) in G:F for FS3 and FS6 compared with the control. During wk 2, ADFI of the control tended to be greater (P= 0.054) than FS3 and FS6
even though ADG did not differ among treatments, resulting in improvement (P< 0.05) in G:F for FS3 and
FS6 compared with the control. When pigs were fed a
common diet during wk 3 and 4 (phase 2), there was
no difference in ADG, whereas ADFI of the control
tended (P= 0.057) to be greater than for FS6 during
wk 3, resulting in improvements (P< 0.05) in G:F for
FS6 compared with the control. However, ADFI and
G:F did not differ among treatments during wk 4. Final
BW did not differ among treatments. Overall, the use
of FSBM during the first 2 wk after weaning improved
(P< 0.05) G:F during the entire 4-wk period. Diarrhea
scores for pigs fed FS6 tended to be greater (P= 0.063)
than for pigs fed the control (Table 6).