Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) improves intestinal barrier function associated with TGR5-MLCK pathway and the alteration of serum metabolites and gut bacteria in weaned piglets

Table 2 Growth performance and diarrhea incidence of weaned piglets

Items^a	CON	TUDCA	P-value
Initial BW, kg, n = 36	7.00 ± 0.12	7.06 ± 0.0.71	0.725
Final BW, kg, n = 36	18.61 ± 0.47	19.27 ± 3.26	0.360
ADG, g, n = 36	386.38 ± 13.14	418.82 ± 14.00	0.096
ADFI, g, n = 4	617.54 ± 39.05	670.77 ± 49.05	0.292
F/G, n = 4	1.53 ± 0.02	1.50 ± 0.02	0.163
Diarrhea incidence, %, n = 4	13.29 ± 1.03	6.85 ± 2.23**	0.005**

^a BW Body weight, ADG Average daily gain, ADFI Average daily feed intake, F/G Feed/gain ratio. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. The P values were determined using two-tailed Student’s t-test (** P < 0.01)

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