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Table 4 Effect of diet mixed with EC12 and SCE 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

MH

ML

n = 8

8

8

Mean body weight (kg)

 Initial

5.06

5.31

5.38

0.23

 Finalb

5.19

7.50*

6.69*

0.26

Mean fecal score

1.63

0.47*

0.94*

0.10

(1–7 dpi)c

Diarrhea incidence (%)

100

71.4

100

 

Duration of diarrhea (day)

4.5

2.3

4.0

0.49

Mortality (%)

50.0

14.3

14.3

 
  1. aCO (Control); basal diet only, MH (Mix high dose); with EC12 (0.005 %, w /w) and SCE (0.25 %, w /w), ML (Mix low dose); with EC12 (0.001 %, w /w) and SCE (0.05 %, w /w). bMeasured at necropsy (d 12) or death. cIndicate d 6 to d 12. *Means within rows are significantly different (P < 0.05 vs. CO group)
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