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Table 2 Effect of the experimental diets on animal performance in the Salmonella and ETEC F4 trials

From: Efficacy of medium-chain fatty acid salts distilled from coconut oil against two enteric pathogen challenges in weanling piglets

Items

Salmonella Trial

ETEC F4 Trial

CTR

DIC

RSE

P

CTR

DIC

RSE

P

BW, kg

 Initial

8.1

8.1

0.14

0.900

5.6

5.6

0.10

0.239

 Final

10.8

9.9

0.12

0.164

7.8

7.6

0.69

0.553

ADFI, g/d

 PreIa

233

226

28.1

0.598

178

162

38.4

0.431

 4 PIb

218

193

46.7

0.302

219

211

45.8

0.729

 8 PIc

428

443

79.5

0.713

282

276

82.0

0.894

 Overalld

285

278

41.5

0.766

221

211

46.6

0.664

ADG, g/d

 PreIa

122

109

60.7

0.675

77

78

41.6

0.986

 4 PIb

-4

-38

108.7

0.541

129

117

90.5

0.796

 8 PIc

326

316

162.6

0.903

260

164

80.6

0.032

 Overalld

144

126

70.9

0.616

140

111

43.3

0.207

  1. ADFI Average daily feed intake, ADG Average daily gain, BW Body weight, PI Post-inoculation day, RSE Residual standard error
  2. aPre-inoculation period from 0–7 d or 0–6 d before inoculation in the Salmonella and ETEC F4 trials, respectively
  3. bPeriod from 0–4 d post-inoculation
  4. cPeriod from 4–8 d post-inoculation
  5. dPeriod from experimental day 1–14 or 1–15 in the Salmonella and ETEC F4 trials, respectively