| |
Distribution of sexes
|
Weight at beginning of the experiment (kg)
|
Average weight gain per group per day (kg/day)
|
Average weight gain during 18 days per group (%)
|
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control group
|
piglet 1
|
female
|
6.5
|
0.326 ± 0.08
|
102 ± 17.3
|
|
piglet 2
|
female
|
5.5
| | |
|
piglet 3
|
female
|
5.5
| | |
|
piglet 4
|
male
|
5.0
| | |
|
piglet 5
|
male
|
6.0
| | |
15 ppb group
|
piglet 6
|
female
|
4.5
|
0.322 ± 0.08
|
104 ± 14.2
|
|
piglet 7
|
male
|
7.0
| | |
|
piglet 8
|
female
|
5.0
| | |
|
piglet 9
|
male
|
4.5
| | |
|
piglet 10
|
male
|
7.0
| | |
83 ppb group
|
piglet 11
|
female
|
5.5
|
0.239 ± 0.04
|
70.9 ± 11.3*
|
|
piglet 12
|
male
|
7.5
| | |
|
piglet 13
|
female
|
6.0
| | |
|
piglet 14
|
male
|
6.5
| | |
|
piglet 15
|
male
|
5.0
| | |
- Superscript (*) refers to a significant difference compared to the control group (p < 0.05).