| Period (days) | Control rations | Incorporation levels (ml/liter of drinking water) | P | |||||
| T0 | T0+ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Water intake (ml) | ||||||||
| 01 to 21 | 2634.65 ± 146.86 | 2702.50 ± 109.77 | 2603.71 ± 189.46 | 2591.22 ± 165.59 | 2690.79 ± 77.60 | 2672.19 ± 175.70 | 2672.27 ± 94.19 | 0.947 |
| 22 to 49 | 8805.04 ± 109.51d | 9823.62 ± 139.38a | 8701.88 ± 187.89d | 9024.03 ± 194.04cd | 9223.47 ± 289.27bc | 9300.66 ± 49.03bc | 9443.18 ± 171.31b | 0.000 |
| 01 to 49 | 1439.69 ± 253.18cd | 12526.12 ± 217.10a | 11305.59 ± 155.30d | 11615.25 ± 353.31bcd | 11914.26 ± 349.57bc | 11972.85 ± 183.37b | 12115.45 ± 244.54ab | 0.001 |
| Feed intake (g) | ||||||||
| 01 to 21 | 1033.32 ± 62.19 | 1018.56 ± 27.54 | 1024.75 ± 15.00 | 1007.31 ± 19.95 | 1042.74 ± 43.21 | 1009.29 ± 15.65 | 1023.83 ± 24.26 | 0.888 |
| 22 to 49 | 4090.62 ± 87.92cd | 4426.47 ± 103.38a | 3927.83 ± 60.53d | 4063.46 ± 121.08cd | 4379.57 ± 126.79a | 4306.90 ± 98.41ab | 4180.33 ± 112.21bc | 0.000 |
| 01 to 49 | 5123.94 ± 127.61bcd | 5445.03 ± 82.41a | 4952.58 ± 68.89d | 5070.77 ± 104.03cd | 5422.31 ± 162.88a | 5316.19 ± 90.13ab | 5204.16 ± 133.67bc | 0.001 |
| Live body weight (g) | ||||||||
| 01 to 21 | 733.31 ± 21.44 | 766.58 ± 27.55 | 711.88 ± 49.45 | 724.92 ± 29.43 | 778.45 ± 42.67 | 733.56 ± 27.31 | 732.15 ± 10.28 | 0.230 |
| 22 to 49 | 2429.82 ± 88.94bc | 2713.33 ± 50.91a | 2326.85 ± 19.82c | 2401.03 ± 66.88bc | 2625.39 ± 86.35a | 2489.89 ± 70.38b | 2447.25 ± 95.00bc | 0.000 |
| Weight gain (g) | ||||||||
| 01 to 21 | 689.13 ± 21.44 | 722.40 ± 27.55 | 667.70 ± 49.45 | 680.74 ± 29.43 | 734.27 ± 42.67 | 689.38 ± 27.31 | 687.97 ± 10.28 | 0.230 |
| 22 to 49 | 1696.51 ± 81.56cd | 1946.75 ± 47.93a | 1614.98 ± 61.41d | 1676.11 ± 39.96cd | 1846.94 ± 91.15ab | 1756.33 ± 43.92bc | 1715.11 ± 95.68cd | 0.001 |
| 01 to 49 | 2385.64 ± 88.94bc | 2669.15 ± 50.91a | 2282.68 ± 19.82c | 2356.85 ± 66.88bc | 2581.21 ± 86.35a | 2445.71 ± 70.38b | 2403.08 ± 95.00bc | 0.000 |
| Feed conversion ratio | ||||||||
| 01 to 21 | 1.50 ± 0.11 | 1.41 ± 0.03 | 1.54 ± 0.12 | 1.48 ± 0.08 | 1.42 ± 0.02 | 1.47 ± 0.08 | 1.49 ± 0.5 | 0.527 |
| 22 to 49 | 2.41 ± 0.08a | 2.27 ± 0.01b | 2.43 ± 0.05a | 2.42 ± 0.02a | 2.37 ± 0.12ab | 2.45 ± 0.04a | 2.44 ± 0.10a | 0.019 |
| 01 to 49 | 2.15 ± 0.03a | 2.04 ± 0.02b | 2.17 ± 0.02a | 2.15 ± 0.02a | 2.10 ± 0.07ab | 2.17 ± 0.05a | 2.17 ± 0.06a | 0.020 |