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Table 7 Effect of clays on relative amounts of sulfo- and sialomucin area of pigs experimentally infected with a pathogenic E. coli 1

From: Escherichia coli challenge and one type of smectite alter intestinal barrier of pigs

 

Treatment2

 

P-value

 

Sham

E. coli

 

Main effect3

CON vs. Clays4

Item

CON

SMA

SMB

ZEO

CON

SMA

SMB

ZEO

SEM

E. coli

Diet

E x D

Sham

E. coli

Ileum

              

Sulfo5

44.31

37.59

32.86

37.95

31.28

32.31

37.38

37.10

5.80

0.52

0.97

0.73

0.37

0.65

Sialo6

55.69

62.41

67.14

62.05

68.62

67.69

62.62

62.90

5.80

0.52

0.97

0.73

0.37

0.65

Colon

              

Sulfo

92.39

92.74

95.09

94.96

93.37

90.49

87.60

94.29

1.57

0.14

0.43

0.26

0.45

0.33

Sialo

7.61

7.26

4.91

5.03

6.63

9.51

12.40

5.71

1.57

0.14

0.43

0.26

0.45

0.33

  1. 1n = 8 pigs/treatment.
  2. 2Sham = unchallenged; E. coli = E. coli challenged; CON = control diet; SMA = 0.3% smectite A; SMB = 0.3% smectite B; ZEO = 0.3% zeolite.
  3. 3E. coli = E. coli challenge effect; Diet = diet effect; E x D = interaction between E. coli and diet effects.
  4. 4Contrast between CON and all clay treatments within challenge treatments.
  5. 5Sulfo = % of total sulfo- and sialomucin area that is sulfamucin.
  6. 6Sialo = % of total sulfo- and sialomucin area that is sialomucin.
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

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