Table 6. Growth performance of weaned pigs from sows fed diets supplemented with spray-dried plasma¹⁾

Item	Dietary treatments		SEM	p-value
Item	CON²⁾	SDP²⁾	SEM	p-value
Number of weaned pigs/pen (n)	9.66	9.00
Initial BW (kg)	5.82	6.35	0.41	0.439
Final BW³⁾ (kg)	23.23	26.11	0.96	0.102
Feed intake (kg)	25.50	26.85	0.53	0.348
ADG (g/d)	414.52	470.47	18.21	< 0.10
ADFI (g/d)	607.17	639.24	0.14	0.345
G:F ratio (g/g)	0.682	0.735	0.03	0.773

Values are presented as the least squares mean of 6 replicates.
CON, control sow diet based on corn and soybean meal; SDP, CON + 1% spray-dried plasma.
The 3-phase feeding program with basal nursery diet was used to feed weaned pigs: week 1 as phase 1; week 2 as phase 2; and week 3 to 6 as phase 3. Pigs had free access to water and diets throughout the experiment.
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F ratio, gain to feed ratio.