Skip to main content

Table 1 Growth performance of growing pigs fed with diets deoxynivalenol (DON) -contaminated corn from 60 day to 88 day (n = 6)

From: Growth performance, serum biochemical profile, jejunal morphology, and the expression of nutrients transporter genes in deoxynivalenol (DON)- challenged growing pigs

Item

Control

3 mg/kg DON

6 mg/kg DON

12 mg/kg DON

P-value

ADG (g)

421.6 ± 9.84a

417.9 ± 51.7a

378.8 ± 12.76a

236.5 ± 30.5b

<0.0001

ADFI (g)

1021.2 ± 17.1a

1043.22 ± 104.84a

870.1 ± 19b

596.1 ± 48.39c

<0.0001

F/G (g feed/g gain)

2.43 ± 0.18

2.49 ± 0.32

2.31 ± 0.24

2.52 ± 0.36

0.5964

  1. Results are expressed as means ± SEM for six animals
  2. ADG: average daily weight gain (g/day), ADFI: average daily feed intake (g/day), F/G: feed/gain ratio
  3. a–cValues with different letters within the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05).
Back to article page

BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

Contact us