Experimental studies on effects of diet on Lawsonia intracellularis infections in fattening boars in a natural infection model

Table 3 Body weight, average daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio in finishing boars (n = 10/treatment) fed diets with different compositions during the 4-week trial period

FP fine pelleted diet, CM coarse meal diet, CORN meal diet with 22% cracked corn, WHEY meal diet with 16.9% dried whey, RPS meal diet with 30% raw potato starch, ADWG average daily weight gain, FCR feed conversion ratio in kg diet per kg weight gain, Ø abbreviation for mean value, TP1 time point 1 (start), TP2 (week 1), TP3 (week 2), TP4 (week 3), TP5 (week 4), TP6 (slaughter)
^a30 days later; no significant differences between values in a row detectable at P < 0.05

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