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Table 2 Effects of different treatments on pig growth parameters, mortality and prevalence of diarrhea #

From: Effects of lactobacillus plantarumZJ316 on pig growth and pork quality

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Food intake (g/day)

974.21 ± 5.51a

911.42 ± 34.50ab

864.81 ± 43.78b

901.39 ± 44.51ab

860.80 ± 19.73b

Daily gain (g/day)

454.90 ± 18.14a

520.30 ± 9.29b

470.20 ± 13.27a

477.50 ± 13.87a

469.30 ± 10.31a

Food conversion ratio

2.23 ± 0.08a

1.76 ± 0.12b

1.85 ± 0.15b

1.89 ± 0.04b

1.83 ± 0.02b

Mortality (%)

10.00 ± 10.00 a

3.33 ± 3.33a

3.33 ± 3.33 a

6.67 ± 6.67 a

3.33 ± 3.33a

Diarrhea (%)

7.06 ± 0.66 a

2.17 ± 0.10 b

2.28 ± 0.20b

3.39 ± 0.78 bc

4.28 ± 0.22c

  1. #Group 1 represents pigs treated with antibiotics 105 mg/day. Groups 2, 3, and 4 represent pigs treated with L. plantarum ZJ316 1 × 109 CFU/d, 5 × 109 CFU/d, and 1 × 1010 CFU/d, respectively. Group 5 represents pigs treated with antibiotics 105 mg/d and L. plantarum ZJ316 1 × 1010 CFU/d . All values are expressed as mean ± standard error.
  2. a, b and c Different superscript letters within a row represent statistically significant differences among groups (p < 0.05).