Table 2. Effects of replacing corn with brown rice (Japonica) on growth performance of weaner pigs1)
| Item2) | CON | BR | SEM | p-value |
| Initial BW (kg) | 6.89 | 6.89 | 0.47 | 0.993 |
| Final BW (kg) | 22.04 | 23.35 | 0.56 | < 0.05 |
| D 1 to 14 |
| ADG (g/d) | 150.40 | 208.80 | 25.54 | 0.145 |
| ADFI (g/d) | 292.31 | 349.57 | 18.19 | 0.057 |
| G:F (g/g) | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.07 | 0.363 |
| D 15 to 35 |
| ADG (g/d) | 621.20 | 672.80 | 19.31 | 0.096 |
| ADFI (g/d) | 915.11 | 929.71 | 37.11 | 0.788 |
| G:F (g/g) | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.01 | 0.052 |
| D 1 to 35 |
| ADG (g/d) | 432.87 | 487.08 | 9.41 | < 0.01 |
| ADFI (g/d) | 665.99 | 697.65 | 19.17 | 0.277 |
| G:F (g/g) | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.02 | 0.106 |
| Fecal score (%) | 3.85 | 3.87 | 0.22 | 0.874 |
Each value is the mean of 5 replicates.
CON, control diet based on corn and soybean meal; BR, replacing corn with 50% of brown rice.
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain to feed ratio.