Parameters

T0

T1

T2

±SE

Number of animals

17

17

17

Av. Initial live weight (g)

671.81a

671.08a

669.10a

3.10

Final live weight (g)

2045.93c

2179.68b

2333.42a

9.63

Total weight gain (g)

1374.12c

1508.6b

1664.32a

6.41

Av. Daily weight gain (g)

24.54c

26.94b

29.72a

0.08

Av. daily dry matter intake (g)

70.13c

74.91b

80.54a

0.16

Feed conversion ratio

2.86a

2.78b

2.71c

0.02