Table 3.
Effects of dietary BAO supplementation on organ index in piglets challenged with LPS
| Organ index | CON | LPS | BAO + LPS | SEM | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | 5.72 | 5.62 | 5.19 | 0.22 | 0.617 |
| Liver | 29.76b | 32.71ab | 35.26a | 1.01 | 0.077 |
| Spleen | 2.32 | 2.96 | 2.59 | 0.14 | 0.156 |
| Kidney | 5.43 | 6.06 | 5.75 | 0.21 | 0.505 |
| Intestine | 106.46 | 101.31 | 110.04 | 5.15 | 0.810 |
| Pancreas | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.86 | 0.07 | 0.467 |
Organ index (g/kg) = organ weight (g)/body weight (kg). Dates are presented as means ± SEM (n = 5)
CON Corn-soybean meal basal diets group treated with saline, LPS Corn-soybean meal basal diets group treated with lipopolysaccharide, BAO + LPS Corn-soybean meal basal diets + 5 kg/t benzoic acid + 500 g/t essential oils group treated with lipopolysaccharide
a,bMean values within a row with different letters differ at P < 0.05