Table 12. Diarrhea score of Salmonella 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 1.44bc 0.38 1.08de
PC 1.20 0.94d 0.50 0.79fg
K 1.10 1.19bcd 0.63 1.00e
WK1 0.90 1.07cd 0.63 0.92ef
K-WK1 0.80 0.82d 0.50 0.71g
+ NC 2.20 2.32a 0.88 1.83a
+ PC 1.60 1.57b 1.13 1.42b
+ K 1.60 1.44bc 0.75 1.21cd
+ WK1 1.20 1.13cd 0.63 0.96ef
+ K-WK1 1.20 1.57b 0.75 1.29bc
1.10 1.09 0.53 0.90
+ 1.56 1.61 0.83 1.34
NC 1.85 1.88 0.63 1.46
PC 1.40 1.26 0.82 1.11
K 1.35 1.32 0.69 1.11
WK1 1.05 1.10 0.63 0.94
K-WK1 1.00 1.20 0.63 1.00
p-value CHAL 0.008 < 0.001 0.009 < 0.001
PRO 0.019 < 0.001 0.667 < 0.001
CHAL×PRO 0.859 0.025 0.265 0.001
SE 0.08 0.08 0.06 0.06
CHAL −, non-challenge with Salmonella; 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 Salmonella.
Different letters in a same row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).
PRO, probiotics.