Table 4. Growth performance of weaned piglets fed control and turmeric supplemented diets
Items | Control | Turmeric | SEM | p-value |
BW (kg) | | | | |
Initial | 7.33 | 7.36 | 0.038 | 0.392 |
Wk 3 | 16.64 | 17.40 | 0.275 | 0.115 |
Wk 6 | 24.96 | 26.08 | 0.29 | 0.029 |
Phase 1 (wk 1–3) | | | | |
ADG (g) | 443 | 478 | 12.87 | 0.14 |
ADFI (g) | 357 | 336 | 5.247 | 0.042 |
G:F | 1.241 | 1.424 | 0.046 | 0.06 |
Phase 2 (wk 4–6) | | | | |
ADG (g) | 394 | 414 | 6.945 | 0.026 |
ADFI (g) | 822 | 780 | 17.087 | 0.158 |
G:F | 0.480 | 0.532 | 0.071 | 0.09 |
Total | | | | |
ADG (g) | 419 | 446 | 6.943 | 0.042 |
ADFI (g) | 693 | 674 | 15.827 | 0.349 |
G:F | 0.605 | 0.664 | 0.016 | 0.078 |
Control, basal diet; Turmeric, basal diet with 1% (w/w%) of turmeric powder; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain-to-feed ratio.