| Control | PEP | PEP-10 | SEM | P-value |
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Body weight, kg | |||||
 d0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.602 |
 d6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.948 |
 d13 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 0.267 |
 d20 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 0.396 |
 d27 | 12.6a | 12.4ab | 12.1b | 0.2 | 0.067 |
 d34 | 16.2a | 15.8ab | 15.2b | 0.2 | 0.011 |
 d41 | 20.8a | 20.5ab | 19.4b | 0.3 | 0.008 |
Average daily gain, kg/d | |||||
 d0 – d7 | 0.063 | 0.054 | 0.062 | 0.024 | 0.958 |
 d8 – d21 | 0.256 | 0.253 | 0.234 | 0.014 | 0.476 |
 d22 – d42 | 0.471 | 0.469 | 0.440 | 0.019 | 0.415 |
Average daily feed intake, kg/d | |||||
 d0 – d7 | 0.108 | 0.096 | 0.097 | 0.014 | 0.797 |
 d8 – d21 | 0.309 | 0.300 | 0.294 | 0.022 | 0.892 |
 d22 – d42 | 0.659a | 0.614b | 0.633ab | 0.012 | 0.034 |
Gain:feed, kg:kg | |||||
 d0 – d7 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.16 | 0.928 |
 d8 – d21 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 0.528 |
 d22 – d42 | 0.71 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.03 | 0.180 |
Pigs removed, #/pen | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.42 | 0.700 |
Total removed, # | 36 | 35 | 26 | Â | Â |
Total started, # | 360 | 383 | 360 | Â | Â |
Removal, % | 10 | 9.1 | 7.2 | Â | Â |
Pen coefficient of variation | |||||
 d0 | 0.230 | 0.199 | 0.226 | 0.011 | 0.083 |
 d21 | 0.248 | 0.247 | 0.249 | 0.021 | 0.999 |
 d42 | 0.240 | 0.242 | 0.269 | 0.021 | 0.545 |