Table 6. Effects of different phytogenic feed additives on behavior changes in growing pigs with stressed by stocking density1)

PC2) NC PT1 PT2 PT3 PT4 PT5 SEM p-value
Basic behavior (min/hour)
 Feed intake 4.03 4.01 4.03 4.02 4.10 4.10 4.05 0.009 0.02
 Standing 7.05 7.11 6.99 7.12 7.01 6.98 7.13 0.030 0.74
 Lying 44.58 44.16 44.39 44.51 44.09 44.66 44.29 0.106 0.78
 Sitting 4.34 4.72 4.59 4.35 4.80 4.26 4.53 0.087 0.64
Singularity behavior (count/hour)
 Drink water 5.04 5.19 5.15 5.10 5.11 5.14 5.12 0.015 0.23
 Rooting 1.08 1.10 1.11 1.04 1.12 1.06 1.03 0.014 0.46
 Posture transition (lying-sitting) 3.54 3.49 3.50 3.48 3.44 3.44 3.51 0.020 0.86
 Posture transition (sitting-lying) 3.53 3.48 3.50 3.48 3.43 3.45 3.50 0.015 0.64
 Biting 0.18b 0.23a 0.21ab 0.18b 0.15c 0.17b 0.18b 0.05 < 0.001
Each value is the mean value of 4 replicates.
PC, basal diet in animal welfare density; NC, basal diet in high stocking density; PT1, basal diet with PFA1 in high stocking density; PT2, basal diet with PFA2 in high stocking density; PT3, basal diet with PFA3 in high stocking density; PT4, basal diet with PFA4 in high stocking density; PT5, basal diet with PFA5 in high stocking density.
Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
PFA, phytogenic feed additives.