Table 1. Changes growth performances of finishing pigs supplemented with humic acid and blueberry leaf powders

Treatments
Period (wk) CON T1 T2 T3 T4 T5
Weight (kg) 0 60.4 60.3 60.1 60.2 60.4 60.5
4 83.4 83.6 83.1 84.3 84.6 84.3
7 102.9 105.5 103.9 105.4 106.2 106.0
ADG (kg) 0–4 0.820 0.832 0.822 0.860 0.865 0.849
5–7 0.928 1.043 0.993 1.006 1.025 1.039
0–7 0.867 0.922 0.895 0.922 0.934 0.930
ADFI (kg) 0–4 2.610c 2.674c 2.477d 2.795b 2.807b 3.052a
5–7 3.232b 3.498a 3.658a 3.275ab 3.247ab 3.255ab
0–7 2.876b 3.012a 2.988ab 2.986ab 2.988ab 2.968ab
FER (kg) 0–4 0.341ab 0.314ab 0.336a 0.308ab 0.308ab 0.278b
5–7 0.288b 0.306ab 0.278b 0.307ab 0.315a 0.319a
0–7 0.301 0.307 0.303 0.309 0.312 0.313
Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
CON, no addition; T1, blueberry leaf powder 0.1%; T2, blueberry leaf powder 0.2%; T3, humic acid 2%; T4, humic acid 2%+blueberry leaf powder 0.1%; T5, humic acid 2%+blueberry leaf powder 0.2%; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FER, feed efficiency rate.