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.