Table 2 Growth performance of ETEC-infected pigs fed diets supplemented with oligosaccharide-based polymer (Coligo) or antibiotics

 d − 7

7.21

7.24

7.15

7.34

0.36

0.99

0.90

 d 0

8.93

9.27

8.69

9.03

0.36

0.42

0.47

 d 5 PI

10.89^b

11.57^ab

10.97^b

11.96^a

0.35

< 0.05

0.85

 d 11 PI*

15.14^ab

16.58^a

14.76^b

16.02^ab

0.75

< 0.05

0.55

 d − 7 to 0

235

296

211

260

55.3

0.29

0.57

 d 0 to 5 PI

393

453

456

533

50.6

0.29

0.35

 d 5 to 11 PI*

622

727

705

690

32.9

0.25

0.13

 d − 7 to 0

424

404

377

331

45.9

0.30

0.35

 d 0 to 5 PI

635

631

597

677

34.3

0.49

0.44

 d 5 to 11 PI*

803^b

930^a

806^b

893^ab

57.3

< 0.05

0.94

 d − 7 to 0

0.59

0.77

0.59

0.71

0.101

0.43

0.97

 d 0 to 5 PI

0.57^b

0.76^a

0.75^a

0.77^a

0.054

< 0.05

< 0.05

 d 5 to 11 PI*

0.72^b

0.79^ab

0.85^a

0.83^ab

0.043

0.07

< 0.05