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Table 2 Performance of weaned piglets fed two different dosages of Agrimonia procera

From: Studies on the health impact of Agrimonia procerain piglets

Parameter

Control

Agrimonia procera(AP)

 

Low AP (0.87 g/kg)

High AP (8.7 g/kg)

P-value

Initial body weight (kg)

8.4 (0.6)

8.3 (0.8)

8.6 (0.7)

0.346

Final body weight (kg)

23.1 (2.9)

24.1 (2.0)

23.4 (2.5)

0.445

Daily weight gain (g/d)

349 (61)

377 (35)

352 (46)

0.168

Food intake (g/d)

537 (79)

551 (54)

560 (58)

0.524

Food conversion ratio (kg/kg)

1.54 (0.08)b

1.46 (0.04)c

1.60 (0.08)a

<0.001

  1. Mean values (SD), n = 20 per group.
  2. a,b,cValues not sharing the same superscript are significantly different (Fisher's test).