Table 2.

Effects of oral administration of the MYCI mixture on growth performance of newborn piglets after an oral administration of PEDV^a)

	Not challenged			Challenged (Chal)			P-value
	CONb) (n = 5)	MYCI (n = 5)	SEM	CON (n = 6)	MYCI (n = 6)	SEM	Chal	MYCI	C × M
Initial wt, kg	2.61	2.69	0.251	2.55	2.60	0.229	0.758	0.801	0.946
Final wt, kg	2.80	2.89	0.258	2.43	2.65	0.235	0.232	0.545	0.797
ADGb), g	27	28	5.1	−18	7	4.7	<0.001	0.016	0.029

^aNewborn piglets received an oral challenge with 3 × 10^3.5 TCID₅₀ of PEDV in PBS or PBS only and daily administration 60 mg of the MYCI mixture suspended in milk replacer or the vehicle for 7 days

^bCON, control; ADG, average daily gain