Table 2. Effects of Bacillus-based probiotics on overall growth performance of weaned pigs¹⁾

Item	Dietary treatments		SEM	p-value
Item	CON	PRO	SEM	p-value
Initial BW (kg)	7.01	7.02	0.41	0.917
Final BW (kg)	23.23	25.02	0.81	0.155
Feed intake (kg)	27.59	29.66	1.83	0.491
ADG (g/d)	386.19	428.57	11.85	0.040
ADFI (g/d)	656.90	706.19	43.58	0.491
G:F (g/g)	0.588	0.607	0.03	0.739
Frequency of diarrhea (%)²⁾	14.29	13.27		0.845

Each value presented as the least square mean of 5 replicates (4 pigs/pen).
Frequency of diarrhea (%) = (Number of pigs with diarrhea / number of pen days) × 100. The data was analyzed by chi-squared test.
CON, control diet based on soy-bean meal diet; PRO, control + 0.01% Bacillus-based probiotics; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain-to-feed ratio.