Phytogenic feed additives alleviate pathogenic Escherichia coli-induced intestinal damage through improving barrier integrity and inhibiting inflammation in weaned pigs

Table 3 Effect of PFAs on fecal score in weaned pigs challenged with E. coli¹

Items	NC	PC	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	SEM	P-value
d − 7 to 0
Fecal score²	1.05	1.00	0.95	0.98	0.98	0.95	0.98	0.082	0.985
d 0 to 7 PI
Fecal score	0.98^ab	1.26^a	1.07^ab	0.78^b	0.95^ab	0.81^b	0.84^b	0.078	0.001
d 7 to 14 PI
Fecal score	0.25	0.35	0.29	0.23	0.25	0.27	0.25	0.045	0.561
d 0 to 14 PI
Fecal score	0.61^ab	0.81^a	0.68^ab	0.51^b	0.60^ab	0.54^b	0.54^b	0.054	0.005

¹Abbreviations: NC Basal diet without E. coli challenge (negative control), PC Basal diet with E. coli challenge (positive control), T1 PC + 0.04% PFA1, T2 PC + 0.01% PFA2, T3 PC + 0.10% PFA3, T4 PC + 0.04% PFA4, T5 PC + 0.10% PFA5, PI Post-inoculation, SEM Standard error of mean
²Fecal score was determined as follow: 0, Normal feces; 1, Soft feces; 2, Mild diarrhea; 3, Severe diarrhea
^a,bMeans with different letters are significantly differ (P < 0.05)

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