Table 2. Effects of dietary fiber sources supplementation in lactation diet on performance of sows

  Treatment (%)1) SEM p-value
Control BP BPPK PK
Body weight (kg)            
     24 h postpartum 254.32 259.98 258.16 258.50 2.412 0.93
     21 day of lactation 242.54 248.70 247.54 244.05 2.891 0.94
     BW changes (0–21 d) 11.78 11.28 10.62 14.46 3.792 0.92
Backfat thickness (mm)            
     24 h postpartum 21.10 21.30 21.10 21.40 0.363 0.90
     21 day of lactation 17.90 17.70 17.80 19.00 0.501 0.56
     BF changes (0–21 d) –2.20 –2.60 –3.30 –2.40 0.154 0.31
     Farrowing duration (h) 5.68 5.31 5.22 5.39 0.102 0.33
     ADFI (kg) 5.74 5.58 5.63 6.06 0.982 0.11
     WEI (day) 4.52 5.06 4.71 4.90 0.231 0.43
Treatment: Control, corn-soybean meal (SBM)-DDGS based diet; BP, corn-soybean meal (SBM)-DDGS based diet with 3% of beet pulp; BPPK, corn-soybean meal (SBM)-DDGS based diet with 1.5% of beet pulp and 2% of palm kernel meal; PK, corn-soybean meal (SBM)-DDGS based diet with 4% of palm kernel meal.
ADFI, average daily feed intake; WEI, weaning to estrus interval; DDGS, distiller’s dried grains with solubles.