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Table 3 Effect of diet supplementation against PWD in weaning pigs

From: Effects of organic acid, Enterococcus faecalis strain EC-12 and sugar cane extract in feed against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-induced diarrhea in pigs

 

Treatmenta

SEM

CO

FA

LA

EH

EM

EL

SH

SM

SL

n = 10

8

8

5

8

8

5

8

8

Mean body weight (kg)

Initial

5.35

5.19

5.63

5.60

6.00

4.88

6.30

6.13

5.72

0.12

Finalb

5.30

6.69

6.50

7.50*

8.13*

6.75

7.70*

6.75

7.13*

0.18

Mean fecal score

1.72

1.09*

0.91*

0.17*

0.66*

0.78*

0.31*

1.30

0.86*

0.05

(1–7 dpi)c

Diarrhea incidence (%)

100

100

100

40.0*

75.0

85.7

80.0

75.0

100

 

Duration of diarrhea (day)

5.0

3.8

3.5

1.0*

3.0

2.7

1.8

3.6

3.3

0.29

Mortality (%)

60.0

25.0

25.0

0*

25.0

12.5

0*

12.5

37.5

 
  1. aCO (Control); basal diet only, FA; with fumaric acid (1.0 %, w /w), LA; with lactic acid (1.0 %, w /w), EH; with EC12 high dose (0.1 %, w /w), EM; with EC12 middle dose (0.01 %, w /w), EL; with EC12 low dose (0.005 %, w /w), SH; with SCE high dose (1.0 %, w /w), SM; with SCE middle dose (0.5 %, w /w), SL; with SCE low dose (0.1 %, w /w)
  2. bMeasured at necropsy (d 12) or death
  3. cIndicate d 6 to d 12. *Means within rows are significantly different (P < 0.05 vs. CO group)
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