Table 5.
Diarrhea index of pigs fed the Exp. 1 diets1
| Item | Diet2 | SEM3 | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | PC | OA1 | OA2 | OA1 + OA2 | |||
| Diarrhea index | |||||||
| Day 1–14 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.03 | 0.168 |
| Day 15–17 | 1.14a | 1.07ab | 0.90bc | 0.71c | 1.06ab | 0.04 | 0.004 |
| Day 15–28 | 1.20 | 0.99 | 1.14 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.03 | 0.263 |
| Day 1–28 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.02 | 0.146 |
Small superscript letter are different (P < 0.05).
1Values means n = 8 for productive performance.
2NC = negative control, no antibiotics; PC = positive control, antibiotics included; OA1 = NC plus organic acid 1; OA2 = NC plus organic acid 2; OA1 + OA2 = NC plus organic acid 1 and organic acid 2.
3Pooled SEM; n = 8/treatment.