Comparative effects of soy protein concentrate, enzyme-treated soybean meal, and fermented soybean meal replacing animal protein supplements in feeds on growth performance and intestinal health of nursery pigs

Table 4 Fecal score of nursery pigs fed diets with soy protein concentrate, enzyme processed soy protein, and fermented soybean meal replacing animal protein supplements^a

Item	Treatment					SEM	P value
Item	CON	SPC^b	ESB^b	FSBL^b	FSBB^b	SEM	CON vs. SPC	CON vs. ESB	CON vs. FSBL	CON vs. FSBB
Fecal score
Phase 1 (d 0 to 7)	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.6	0.2	0.320	0.589	0.292	0.756
Phase 2 (d 7 to 20)	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.4	0.1	0.889	0.525	0.452	0.783
Phase 3 (d 20 to 39)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	< 0.1	0.225	0.738	0.693	0.186

^an = 12
^bSPC, ESB, FSBL, and FSBB: basal diet with soy protein concentrate (X-Soy 200, CJ Selecta, Araguari, MG, Brazil), enzyme-treated soybean meal (HP 300, Hamlet Protein Inc., Findlay, OH, USA), fermented soybean meal with Lactobacillus (FerMex 200, Purina Animal Nutrition, Shoreview, SD, USA), and fermented soybean meal with Bacillus (Soytide, CJ Bio, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea), replacing 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 of animal protein supplements in P1, P2, P3, respectively

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