Table 2. Productive performance of lactating sows fed dietary treatments

Item Treatments SEM p-value
CON MCS
Sows (n) 6 6 - -
Parity 2.1 2.1 0.041 0.283
Weaning days (d) 29.00 28.33 0.767 0.553
Feed intake (kg) 183.28 182.45 2.345 0.785
ADFI (kg) 6.32 6.44 0.119 0.491
Initial BW (kg) 254.92 248.13 14.964 0.755
Final BW (kg) 239.45 240.28 14.583 0.969
BW change (kg) –15.47 –7.85 1.525 < 0.05
Initial backfat depth (mm) 20.83 21.26 0.379 0.446
Final backfat depth (mm) 18.10 18.66 0.395 0.340
Backfat depth change (mm) 2.73 2.60 0.295 0.753
Born alive piglets (n) 10.53 10.81 1.051 0.850
Died piglets (n) 0.67 0.87 0.380 0.592
Weaned piglets (n) 9.83 9.96 1.046 0.761
BW of born piglets (kg) 1.61 1.61 0.08 0.970
BW of weaned piglets (kg) 6.93 7.55 0.175 < 0.05
Average BW gain of piglets (g/d) 183.49 210.91 8.100 < 0.05
Frequency of diarrhea of piglets (%)1) 9.75 8.63 - < 0.10
Values are presented as the least squares mean of 6 replicates.
Frequency of diarrhea of nursery pigs = (number of diarrhea/number of nursery pigs) × 100. Data was analyzed by the χ2 test.
CON, control diet based on corn and soybean meal; MCS, multi-carbohydrase diet; SEM, standard error of means; ADFI, average daily feed intake; BW, body weight.