Study phase (days)	Treatments
Study phase (days)	T0	T0+	1 g/L	2 g/L	3 g/L	4 g/L	5 g/L	P-value
Water intake (ml)
01 - 21	2109.17 ± 53.64^a	1990.17 ± 103.41^ab	2106.23 ± 53.35^a	1968.39 ± 130.35^ab	1967.25 ± 104.03^ab	1902.06 ± 124.24^b	1870.75 ± 136.27^b	0.02
22 - 49	8528.54 ± 114.04^a	8364.43 ± 125.20^ab	8426.73 ± 174.48^ab	8193.20 ± 179.52^b	8140.75 ± 271.73^b	8118.46 ± 266.42^b	7814.50 ± 151.46^c	0.01
01 - 49	10,637.71 ± 274.49^a	10,480.00 ± 369.43^ab	10,532.96 ± 230.64^ab	10,161.59 ± 275.73^bc	10,149.00 ± 261.84^bc	10,020.53 ± 346.61^cd	9685.25 ± 221.18^d	0.01
Feed intake (g)
01 - 21	1009.28 ± 31.08	998.58 ± 61.55	1058.47 ± 44.74	1057.79 ± 23.97	1052.38 ± 31.89	1028.41 ± 75.79	991.63 ± 81.41	0.43
22 - 49	4262.92 ± 61.04^ab	4342.51 ± 38.91^a	4249.69 ± 49.39^b	4238.49 ± 46.49^b	4197.78 ± 71.66^b	4188.46 ± 60.35^b	4039.06 ± 42.73^c	0.01
01 - 49	5272.20 ± 85.42^a	5341.10 ± 65.25^a	5308.17 ± 89.86^a	5296.28 ± 57.62^a	5250.17 ± 78.27^a	5216.87 ± 98.47^a	5030.69 ± 105.98^b	0.01
Live weight (g)
01 - 21	684.52 ± 26.56^b	677.50 ± 9.20^b	685.31 ± 6.84^b	710.63 ± 21.66^a	713.45 ± 14.88^a	679.38 ± 15.24^b	651.61 ± 8.27^c	0.01
22 - 49	2480.31 ± 90.00^b	2657.86 ± 43.66^a	2648.26 ± 96.51^a	2641.10 ± 52.37^a	2629.94 ± 77.10^a	2520.16 ± 40.87^b	2473.42 ± 34.82^b	0.01
Weight gain (g)
01 - 21	644.52 ± 26.56^b	637.50 ± 9.20^b	645.31 ± 6.84^b	670.63 ± 21.62^a	673.45 ± 14.86^a	639.38 ± 15.24^b	611.61 ± 8.27^c	0.01
22 - 49	1795.79 ± 91.22^c	1980.37 ± 50.24^a	1962.95 ± 100.16^a	1943.59 ± 40.65^ab	1934.75 ± 86.09^ab	1840.78 ± 50.66^bc	1806.49 ± 49.15^c	0.01
01 - 49	2440.31 ± 86.00^b	2617.88 ± 43.66^a	2608.26 ± 96.51^a	2601.22 ± 40.22^a	2589.28 ± 96.22^a	2480.16 ± 40.87^b	2433.10 ± 46.12^b	0.01
Feed conversion ratio
01 - 21	1.57 ± 0.10	1.57 ± 0.09	1.64 ± 0.05	1.57 ± 0.04	1.57 ± 0.09	1.60 ± 0.10	1.62 ± 0.12	0.90
22 - 49	2.38 ± 0.12^a	2.17 ± 0.03^b	2.17 ± 0.11^b	2.20 ± 0.14^b	2.17 ± 0.06^b	2.28 ± 0.05^ab	2.24 ± 0.07^ab	0.04
01 - 49	2.16 ± 0.06^a	2.04 ± 0.04^b	2.04 ± 0.09^b	2.04 ± 0.11^b	2.03 ± 0.4^b	2.10 ± 0.02^ab	2.08 ± 0.08^ab	0.04