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Table 2 Effect of heat-killed L. salivarius on the growth performance of finishing pigs

From: Postbiotic heat-killed lactobacilli modulates on body weight associated with gut microbiota in a pig model

 

Dietary treatments2

  

Item

Control

Heat-killed

L. salivarius

SEM

p value1

Initial Body Weight (kg)

76.67

76.58

2.49

0.847

Final Body Weight (kg)

106.35

95.34

2.98

0.015

Average Daily Gain (kg/d)

1.06

0.67

0.12

0.036

Average Daily Feed Intake (kg/d)

2.34

2.81

0.18

0.075

Gain:Feed (kg/kg)

0.453

0.238

0.075

0.097

  1. 1Values are expressed as the mean of at least 6 replicates (4 pigs/pen) and as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM)
  2. 2Control = basal diet, L. salivarius = basal diet + 0.2% heat-killed L. salivarius