Table 2.

The effect of the treatment on pig growth performance and faecal consistency during the DSS challenge period d39–44 (Least square mean with their standard errors).

	Treatment				SEM	Contrasts
	Control	Basal DSS	Laminarin DSS	Chitosan DSS		1	2	3
Final BW (kg)	26.35	24.47	24.76	24.77	0.382	**	NS	NS
ADG (kg/day)	0.499	0.289	0.321	0.324	0.042	**	NS	NS
ADFI (kg/day)	1.42	1.16	1.02	1.17	0.059	**	NS	NS
G:F (kg/kg)	0.356	0.233	0.317	0.278	0.034	*	NS	NS
FS	2.14	2.43	2.76	2.83	0.066	**	***	***

BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain to feed ratio; FS, faecal score; Contrasts: (1) Control vs. Basal DSS; (2) Basal DSS vs. Laminarin DSS; (3) Basal DSS vs. Chitosan DSS; NS, non-significant; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.