Table 2. RB enhanced the growth of Gn pigs from PPD27 to PPD33.

Treatment group	n	PPD13-19	PPD20-26	PPD27-33 (PCD0)	PPD34-40 (PCD7)
RB+LGG+EcN	12	0.58 (0.09)A	0.90 (0.08)A	0.75 (0.11)A	0.80 (0.08)A
LGG+EcN	16	0.54 (0.06)A	0.96 (0.05)A	0.51 (0.05)B	0.42 (0.17)A

RB (replacing 10% of total daily caloric intake) was added to the Gn pigs’ milk diet (ultra-high-temperature treated cow-milk) daily, starting at PPD 5 until the end of experiment. Weight gain over a specific period was calculated by subtracting the weight (in kilograms) at the beginning of a period from the weight at the end of the period. Mean weekly body weight gain of each treatment group is presented. Number in the parenthesis is standard error of mean. Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test was used for comparisons. Different letters indicate significant differences in weight changes between groups on the same time point (n = 3–16; p < 0.05), while shared letters indicate no significant difference. PPD, post-partum day; PCD, post challenge day.