Table 1.
Effects of zearalenone and its degrading strains on the growth performance of mice.
| Items | Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | ZEN | A2 | A2 + ZEN | ||
| ADFI (g) | 0–7 d | 5.92 ± 0.57 | 4.92 ± 0.41 ** | 5.87 ± 0.32 ## | 5.46 ± 0.33 # |
| 8–14 d | 6.18 ± 0.23 | 5.59 ± 0.52 * | 5.97 ± 0.28 # | 6.00 ± 0.18 # | |
| 15–21 d | 6.09 ± 0.33 | 5.42 ± 0.25 ** | 5.94 ± 0.45 ## | 5.81 ± 0.27 # | |
| 22–28 d | 5.99 ± 0.46 | 5.63 ± 0.28 | 5.96 ± 0.24 | 5.92 ± 0.45 | |
| ADG (g) | 0–7 d | 1.66 ± 0.35 | 1.24 ± 0.07 * | 1.56 ± 0.09 # | 1.59 ± 0.16 # |
| 8–14 d | 1.09 ± 0.11 | 0.85 ± 0.09 ** | 0.99 ± 0.13 # | 0.96 ± 0.08 | |
| 15–21 d | 0.74 ± 0.02 | 0.65 ± 0.03 ** | 0.69 ± 0.04 | 0.68 ± 0.05 * | |
| 22–28 d | 0.62 ± 0.02 | 0.59 ± 0.04 | 0.60 ± 0.03 | 0.58 ± 0.03 | |
Data shown are mean ± SD (standard deviation, n = 10); ADFI: average daily feed intake, ADG: average daily weight gain; the zearalenone dose of ZEN-contaminated feed is 60 mg/kg. K: feeding the basal feed group; ZEN: feeding the ZEN-contaminated feed group; A2: feeding the A2 fermented feed group; A2 + ZEN: feeding the A2 fermented ZEN-contaminated feed group. In the same row: * indicates compared to the base feed group; # indicates compared to the ZEN-contaminated feed group; “*”and “#” indicate significant differences (p < 0.05); “**” and “##” indicate very significant differences (p < 0.01).