Table 3. Effects of Bacillus-based probiotics on nutrient digestibility of weaned pigs1)

Item Dietary treatments SEM p-value
CON PRO
Apparent ileal digestibility (%)
 DM 84.11 85.18 3.201 0.877
 CP 80.78 80.99 3.949 0.872
 GE 83.36 83.86 3.233 0.865
Apparent total tract digestibility (%)
 DM 87.48 86.36 1.127 0.500
 CP 84.13 87.25 1.155 0.067
 GE 87.15 86.22 1.141 0.577
Each value presented as the least square mean of 5 replicates.
CON, control diet based on soy-bean meal diet; PRO, control + 0.01% Bacillus-based probiotics; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; GE, gross energy.