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Table 1 The effect of PCA on growth performance of LPS-induced weaned piglets

From: Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates inflammation and up-regulates intestinal tight junction proteins by modulating gut microbiota in LPS-challenged piglets

 

CTL

AUR

PCA

P-value

Initial BW, kg

8.90 ± 0.15

8.92 ± 0.10

8.86 ± 0.18

0.776

Final BW, kg

17.17 ± 0.53

17.64 ± 0.09

17.86 ± 0.98

0.202

ADG, g

413.75 ± 30.64

436.04 ± 2.67

449.96 ± 43.30

0.153

ADFI, g

598.71 ± 5.48

609.19 ± 2.56

589.19 ± 10.20

0.132

F/G

1.45 ± 0.11

1.39 ± 0.01

1.31 ± 0.12

0.079

  1. CTL, a basal diet; AUR, a basal diet containing 50 mg/kg aureomycin; PCA, a basal diet supplemented with 0.4% protocatechuic acid. Data were shown as means ± SD
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891