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Table 2 Effect of dietary supplementation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens DSM25840 and Bacillus subtilis DSM25841 on fecal score and days of diarrhea of weaned pigs challenged with Escherichia coli F4ac

From: Bacillus sp. probiotic supplementation diminish the Escherichia coli F4ac infection in susceptible weaned pigs by influencing the intestinal immune response, intestinal microbiota and blood metabolomics

Items

Treatmentsa

SEM

P-value

BAA

BAS

AB

CO

 

BAA vs. CO

BAS vs. CO

AB vs. CO

Fecal score

 Day 6b

3.75

3.72

1.97

3.63

0.27

0.45

0.54

< 0.001

 Day 8c

3.66

3.44

1.9

3.38

0.28

0.28

0.68

< 0.001

 Day 14d

3

2.4

1.78

3.4

0.38

0.4

0.06

0.01

 Day 21d

3.15

2.6

1.89

3.4

0.34

0.56

0.11

0.01

  1. aBAA B. amyloliquefaciens DSM25840, BAS B. subtilis DSM25841, AB Antibiotic, CO Control
  2. bNumber of animals was 16 for BAA, BAS and CO groups; 15 for AB group
  3. cNumber of animals was: 14 for BAA; 15 for BAS, AB and CO.
  4. dNumber of animals was 6 for BAA; 9 for BAS; 10 for AB; 6 for CO
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891