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.