Table 7. Effects of dietary probiotics on nutrient digestibility of weaned piglets in Experiment 2

Items (%) NC LA 38W PK PF30 SE p-value
2 w
 DM 79.15b 80.62a 80.58a 79.13b 79.09b 0.344 0.002
 CP 72.16c 75.70a 74.71ab 73.52abc 73.14bc 0.538 0.001
 GE 74.40b 76.51a 75.74ab 74.44b 74.62b 0.410 0.003
4 w
 DM 77.14 77.24 77.58 76.61 77.12 0.264 0.173
 CP 71.38b 73.63ab 74.17a 72.36ab 72.66ab 0.584 0.021
 GE 71.84 72.25 72.61 71.48 72.13 0.302 0.130
Values within a row with different superscripts are significantly different.
NC, non-supplemented with probiotics; LA, L. plantarum; 38W, Pediococcus pentosaceus SMFM2016-WK1; PK, Pediococcus acidilactici K; PF30, Lactobacillus reuteri; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; GE, gross energy.