Table 2.
Mean ± SD of feed intake (FI) (g), body weight gain (BWG) (g), and feed conversion (FC) during the periods 1 to 7, 1 to 14, and 1 to 21 days of age.
| FI 1–7 (g) | FI 1–14 (g) | FI 1–21 (g) | BWG 1–7 (g) | BWG 1–14 (g) | BWG 1–21 (g) | FC 1–7 | FC 1–14 | FC 1–21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge | Main effects | ||||||||
| Control | 122.99 ± 8.54 | 468.06 ± 35.08 | 1079.7 ± 83.76 | 110.53 ± 2.49 | 390.83 ± 12.09 | 886.97 ± 27.03 | 1.112 ± 0.01 | 1.202 ± 0.02 | 1.220 ± 0.01 |
| SH | 116.99 ± 13.03 | 463.20 ± 35.56 | 1093.0 ± 62.82 | 107.20 ± 2.98 | 408.63 ± 14.76 | 916.90 ± 32.57 | 1.091 ± 0.01 | 1.142 ± 0.02 | 1.202 ± 0.03 |
| Probiotic | |||||||||
| Control | 114.79 ± 14.63 | 447.58 ± 49.59 | 1035.2 ± 83.95b | 103.25 ± 3.86 | 374.65 ± 19.95 | 839.11 ± 38.50b | 1.110 ± 0.02 | 1.204 ± 0.03 | 1.243 ± 0.03 |
| 250 | 127.45 ± 5.88 | 482.56 ± 18.51 | 1131.3 ± 48.07a | 114.24 ± 1.85 | 427.26 ± 13.61 | 965.98 ± 31.46a | 1.116 ± 0.01 | 1.137 ± 0.03 | 1.176 ± 0.02 |
| 500 | 116.98 ± 7.53 | 466.56 ± 17.51 | 1094.5 ± 43.77a,b | 108.89 ± 3.13 | 398.22 ± 8.29 | 902.68 ± 23.25a,b | 1.075 ± 0.02 | 1.173 ± 0.01 | 1.214 ± 0.01 |
| Probabilities | |||||||||
| Challenge (P1) | 0.204 | 0.763 | 0.659 | 0.374 | 0.350 | 0.483 | 0.496 | 0.098 | 0.655 |
| Probiotic (P2) | 0.058 | 0.163 | 0.031 | 0.071 | 0.062 | 0.040 | 0.411 | 0.229 | 0.278 |
| Interaction (P1 × P2) | 0.639 | 0.755 | 0.865 | 0.743 | 0.259 | 0.410 | 0.787 | 0.061 | 0.336 |
a,bDifferent letters in the same column indicate significant differences at P < 0.05 at Tukey’s test.
Shading was used to distinguish columns from FI, BWG,FC.
Bold values were used to distinguish statistical differences.