Table 11. Diarrhea score of E. coli challenged pigs fed diets supplemented with different probiotics (Exp.2)

Items1) Fecal score
CHAL PRO D-5 to 0 D 0 to 7 D 7 to 11 D 0 to 11
NC 1.50 1.44b 0.38 1.08
PC 1.20 0.94cd 0.50 0.79
K 1.10 1.19bcd 0.63 1.00
WK1 0.90 1.07bcd 0.63 0.92
K-WK1 0.80 0.82d 0.50 0.71
+ NC 1.80 2.07a 0.88 1.67
+ PC 1.60 1.32bc 0.88 1.17
+ K 1.50 1.38b 1.00 1.25
+ WK1 1.60 1.38b 0.75 1.17
+ K-WK1 1.40 1.44b 0.38 1.08
1.10 1.09 0.53 0.90
+ 1.58 1.52 0.78 1.27
NC 1.65 1.75 0.63 1.38
PC 1.40 1.13 0.69 0.98
K 1.30 1.28 0.82 1.13
WK1 1.25 1.23 0.69 1.05
K-WK1 1.10 1.13 0.44 0.90
p-value CHAL 0.001 < 0.001 0.059 < 0.001
PRO 0.050 < 0.001 0.412 < 0.001
CHAL×PRO 0.695 0.033 0.495 0.110
SE 0.08 0.08 0.06 0.06
CHAL −, non-challenge with E. coli; NC, basal diet; PC, NC + 0.01% Lactiplantibacillus plantarum; K, NC + 0.1% Pediococcus acidilactic K; WK1, NC + 0.1% Pediococcus pentosaceus SMFM2016-WK1; K-WK1, NC + 0.05% P. acidilactici K + 0.05% P. pentosaceus SMFM2016-WK1; CHAL +, challenge with E. coli.
Different letters in a same row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).
E. coli, Escherichia coli; PRO, probiotics.