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Table 3 Diarrhea score and frequency of diarrhea of ETEC-infected weaned pigs fed diets supplemented with oligosaccharide-based polymer (Coligo) or antibiotics

From: Supplementation of oligosaccharide-based polymer enhanced growth and disease resistance of weaned pigs by modulating intestinal integrity and systemic immunity

 Diarrhea score

Diet

P-value

Control

LOW1

HIGH2

CAR3

SEM

Diet

Linear4

 d 0–55

2.88a

2.38b

2.62ab

1.78c

0.17

< 0.01

0.15

 d 5–116

2.60a

2.17a

2.01a

1.28b

0.31

< 0.01

0.06

 Pig days

120

109

120

105

 

 Frequency of diarrhea7

27.50a

13.76b

14.17b

7.62b

–

< 0.01

–

  1. a,b,cWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05)
  2. 1LOW Low dose blood group A6 type 1-based polymer (Coligo)
  3. 2HIGH High dose blood group A6 type 1-based polymer (Coligo)
  4. 3CAR carbadox
  5. 4Linear effects of adding Coligo to the control diet
  6. 5Each least squares mean represents 12 observations
  7. 6Each least squares mean represents 6 observations
  8. 7Frequency = number of pen days with fecal score ≥ 4