Age (week)

n1

Dry matter (g/d)

Crude protein (g/d)

Crude lipids (g/d)

Crude ash (g/d)

Energy (kJ/d)2

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

1

2

3

43

54

Mean

1 - 35

4 - 56

15

12

9

6

3

4.2

11.7

22.1

30.8

35.4

20.4

12.7

32.9

5.3

14.3

21.7

29.4

36.9

21.5

13.7

33.2

2.8

7.6

14.9

19.4

24.2

13.5

8.5

21.6

3.3

9.0

13.4

17.5

20.7

12.8

8.5

19.1

1.0

3.2

5.3

8.8

8.3

5.2

3.2

8.6

1.6

4.1

6.6

9.7

14.0

7.2

4.1

11.8

0.3

0.9

1.9

2.6

2.8

1.7

1.0

2.7

0.4

1.1

1.7

2.1

2.3

1.5

1.1

2.2

107

307

566

810

904

528

327

853

142

378

579

802

1046

589

366

924

Significance level (p) of two-way ANOVA

Age (A)

Gender (G)

A × G

<0.001

0.139

0.017

<0.001

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.010