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Table 2 Effects of composite antimicrobial peptides on the performance of piglets (12–26 kg) challenged with deoxynivalenol 1,2

From: The application of antimicrobial peptides as growth and health promoters for swine

Item

Diets

SEM

P -value

NC

CAP

DON

DON + CAP

ADG, kg

 Day 0 to 15

0.32

0.24

0.30

0.30

0.01

0.09

 Day 15 to 30

0.64a

0.66a

0.40b

0.48b

0.02

<0.01

 Day 0 to 30

0.48a

0.45a

0.35b

0.39b

0.01

<0.01

ADFI, kg

 Day 0 to 15

0.67a

0.56b

0.68a

0.63ab

0.02

0.02

 Day 15 to 30

1.33a

1.10b

1.07b

1.04b

0.03

<0.01

 Day 0 to 30

1.00a

0.83b

0.87b

0.84b

0.02

<0.01

G:F

 Day 0 to 15

0.47

0.42

0.44

0.49

0.02

0.54

 Day 15 to 30

0.49b

0.61a

0.38c

0.47bc

0.02

<0.01

 Day 0 to 30

0.48ab

0.55a

0.40b

0.47a

0.01

<0.01

  1. Xiao et al. 2013 [29].
  2. 1NC: Basal diet. CAP: Basal diet + 0.4% composite antimicrobial peptide, DON: Basal diet + 4 mg/kg DON, DON + CAP: Basal diet + 4 mg/kg DON + 0.4% composite antimicrobial peptide.
  3. 2 n = 7. a-c Values with different letters within the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05).