TABLE 2.

Growth performance and fecal diarrhea of weaned pigs^a

Parameter	Valuef				SEMb	P value
	C	PRO	RPS	PRO-RPS
Initial BW (kg)	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.9	0.2	0.856
Final BW (kg)	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.4	0.3	0.503
ADG (g/day)
BIc	109.5A	118.2A	54.9B	122.7A	15.3	0.010
AId	109.1A	129.2A	94.4A	153.3B	11.3	0.014
ADFI, g/d
BI	205.3A	212.3A	140.9B	207A	17.4	0.017
AI	225A	231.4A	184.7B	265.1C	15.1	0.083
Gain:feed
BI	0.53A	0.55A	0.39B	0.57A	0.05	0.020
AI	0.47	0.55	0.49	0.60	0.05	0.263
Fecal scoree
0-48 h	0.45	0.50	0.86	0.81	0.3	0.460
48-96 h	0.99B	1.23A	1.39A	0.99B	0.1	0.084

^aAnimals were fed experimental diets from 17 to 24 days of age but were not infected with E. coli K88 until they were 24 days old (after 7 days on the experimental diets).

^bPooled standard error of the mean.

^cBI, before inoculation, calculated from the day of weaning until inoculation (17 to 24 days of age).

^dAI, after inoculation, calculated from the day of weaning until inoculation (24 to 34 days of age).

^e0, normal feces; 1, mild diarrhea; 2, diarrhea; 3, severe diarrhea.

^fMeans within rows without common letters differ (P < 0.05).