Table-2.
Effect of probiotics on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in grower pigs.
| Attribute | Treatment* | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | TLacto | TPedic | ||
| Growth performance | ||||
| Initial BW (kg) | 18.35±1.90 | 18.41±1.79 | 18.24±1.61 | 0.998 |
| FBW (kg) | 50.63a±1.96 | 56.06b±2.14 | 56.89b±1.01 | 0.043 |
| ADG (g/day) | 358.6a±17.6 | 418.3b±19.3 | 429.4b±19.2 | 0.030 |
| FI (g/d) | 684.0a±2.11 | 727.5b±1.94 | 762.4c±1.33 | <0.001 |
| FCR | 4.08b±0.09 | 3.52a±0.014 | 3.49a±0.066 | 0.014 |
| Performance at metabolism trial | ||||
| BW/kg0.75 | 19.17±0.11 | 20.81±0.10 | 20.96±0.10 | 0.101 |
| DMI/kg0.75 | 80.36±0.88 | 74.35±0.91 | 75.61±4.38 | 0.308 |
| Apparent nutrient digestibility (%) | ||||
| Dry matter | 74.66±0.95 | 74.26±1.57 | 76.38±0.90 | 0.449 |
| OM | 75.48±0.71 | 76.32±0.32 | 77.61±0.96 | 0.187 |
| EE | 77.83±0.39 | 80.16±1.40 | 81.15±1.58 | 0.236 |
| CF | 23.56±2.60 | 24.71±5.29 | 33.93±2.47 | 0.174 |
| NFE | 82.25±0.31 | 82.31±0.16 | 82.79±0.38 | 0.167 |
| CP | 66.26a±1.06 | 69.91ab±1.58 | 72.94b±1.25 | 0.032 |
| N retention | 62.71a±1.33 | 65.59ab±1.14 | 67.97b±0.94 | 0.049 |
*
No probiotics (C), Lactobacillus acidophilus (TLact), Pediococcus acidilactici FT28 (TPedic),
ab
Means bearing different superscripts in a column differ significantly (p<0.05), OM=Organic matter, EE=Ether extract, CF=Crude fiber, NFE=Nitrogen-free extract, FCR=Feed conversion ratio, ADG=Average daily gain, FBW=Final body weight, CP=Crude protein