Table 6. Effects of dietary probiotics on growth performance of weaned piglets in Experiment 2

Items NC LA 38W PK PF30 SE p-value
BW (kg)
 D 0 9.80 9.77 9.92 9.82 9.88 0.379 0.999
 D 14 14.38ab 15.30a 14.75ab 15.23ab 14.23b 0.246 0.014
 D 28 21.18c 24.75a 23.45ab 22.03bc 20.92c 0.514 < 0.001
ADG (g)
 D 0 to 14 327.33 394.17 345.33 386.83 310.67 22.834 0.063
 D 14 to 28 485.00b 676.33a 621.50a 485.67b 477.33b 25.318 < 0.001
 D 0 to 28 406.17c 535.00a 483.33ab 436.33bc 394.00c 14.273 < 0.001
ADFI (g)
 D 0 to 14 545.00 545.67 486.67 606.67 558.00 34.085 0.212
 D 14 to 28 1,120.00 1,125.00 1,040.00 1,010.00 1,030.00 33.342 0.061
 D 0 to 28 832.50 835.33 763.33 808.83 794.33 25.318 0.271
G:F
 D 0 to 14 0.60b 0.73a 0.72a 0.64ab 0.56b 0.026 < 0.001
 D 14 to 28 0.44b 0.60a 0.60a 0.48b 0.46b 0.025 < 0.001
 D 0 to 28 0.49b 0.64a 0.63a 0.54b 0.50b 0.016 < 0.001
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; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, feed efficiency.