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Table 5 Effect of DON on sow productive performance

From: Effects of feeding naturally contaminated deoxynivalenol diets to sows during late gestation and lactation in a high-yield specific pathogen-free herd

Item

Diets

Comparison P-values

1: Control

2: DON- Level 1

3: DON- Level 2

1 vs. 2

1 vs. 3

2 vs. 3

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Production

 Litter weight at birth, kg

21.1

3.6

20.5

2.7

21.6

4.5

0.37

0.74

0.14

 Litter weight day 7, kg

34.7

7.0

35.3

3.3

32.9

8.2

0.94

0.58

0.52

 Litter weight day 21, kg

83.3

14.7

88.1

10.7

81.4

16.9

0.85

0.99

0.81

 Litter weaning weight, kg

138

26

142

12

128

27

0.24

0.93

0.41