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Table 3 Effect of SL supplementation on nutrients digestibility in weaned pigs

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

Items

Treatments

SEM

P-value

CON

CSL

ECON

ESL

DM, %

88.86b

91.05a

89.09b

90.17ab

0.31

<0.01

CP, %

86.87

89.36

86.56

87.34

0.55

0.15

EE, %

66.05

72.24

66.73

71.46

1.40

<0.01

Ash, %

85.89b

89.76a

86.59b

89.85a

0.61

<0.01

GE, %

89.45b

91.31a

89.13b

90.62ab

0.38

0.02

  1. DM dry matter, CP crude protein, EE ether extract
  2. 1Mean and total SEM are list in Separate columns, n = 8
  3. 2a, b mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different, P < 0.05
  4. 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