Table 2: Effects of the fermented rice bran supplementation on growth performance of weaned piglets.

Item

Group A

Group B

Initial weight (kg)

10.01 ± 0.21a)

10.07 ± 0.10a)

Final weight (kg)

26.70 ± 0.33a)

27.31 ± 0.40b)

Average daily gain (g)

596.1 ± 16.0a)

620.7 ± 20.2b)

Average daily feed intake(g)

931.4 ± 36.0a)

935.5 ± 41.2a)

Ratio of feed to gain

1.56 ± 0.11a)

1.51 ± 0.08b)

a), b) Within a given row, differing small letter superscripts indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05) between the values. Identical small letter superscripts indicate no significant difference (p > 0.05). Significance is analyzed by the method of T test in the SPSS16.0 program.