Effect of sialyllactose on growth performance and intestinal epithelium functions in weaned pigs challenged by enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli

Table 2 Effect of SL supplementation on growth performance in weaned pigs upon ETEC challenge

Items	Treatments				SEM	P-value
Items	CON	CSL	ECON	ESL	SEM	SL	ETEC	Interaction
1−19 d
ADFI, g/d	420.50	425.06	418.43	425.59	19.07
ADG, g/d	281.20	294.60	285.12	292.48	13.98
F:G	1.50	1.44	1.47	1.46	0.04
19−21 d
ADFI, g	618.50^ab	705.43^a	527.86^b	590.90^ab	26.37	0.14	0.05	0.81
ADG, g	510.53^a	633.33^a	361.33^b	516.00^a	31.14	0.01	0.01	0.74
F:G	1.21^b	1.11^b	1.46^a	1.15^b	0.09	0.02	0.08	0.08

ADFI average daily feed intake, ADG average daily gain, F:G Feed:Gain ratio
¹Mean and total SEM are list in Separate columns, n = 8
²a, b, c mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different, P < 0.05
³CON, pigs were fed with a basal diet; CSL, pigs were fed with a SL containing diet, 5 g/kg; ECON, pigs were fed with a basal diet and challenged by ETEC; ESL, pigs were fed with a SL containing diet and challenged by ETEC

ISSN: 2049-1891