Table 3.
Time | C | L | D | M | L+M |
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T1 | 10.4 ± 1.61 | 10.0 ± 1.10 | 10.2 ± 0.74 | 10.2 ± 1.43 | 10.2 ± 1.25 |
T2 | 31.6 ± 5.04a | 33.3 ± 3.49b | 32.9 ± 3.28b | 31.9 ± 4.42ab | 32.9 ± 3.89b |
T3 | 72.7 ± 8.66 | 74.6 ± 6.43 | 74.2 ± 6.86 | 73.1 ± 8.40 | 74.5 ± 5.56 |
Values are means ± standard deviations.
Means with different superscript letters within a column are significantly different (p < 0.05).
T1, First day of Phase 1 (day 0 post-weaning); T2, final day of Phase 1 (day 40 post-weaning); T3, final day of Phase 2 (day 90 post-weaning).
C, Basal diet; L, basal diet + 1 g/kg of Product 1 containing live Enterococcus faecium; D, basal diet + 1 g/kg of Product 2 containing heat-killed E. faecium; M, basal diet + 1 g/kg of Product 3 containing live Clostridium butyricum; L+M, basal diet + 1 g/kg of Product 4 containing live E. faecium + C. butyricum.