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.