Table 5.
Area under the curve (expressed in AUC0–11) of pen fecal clinical score and pen general clinical score (GCS), time to maximal FCS and GCS (expressed in dpw; mean ± SEM) for piglets during the first 11 dpw and mortality during the entire trial period (N piglets and %) are given. Piglets in the Control group were fed a standard diet, whereas piglets in the Enzyme treated group were fed an adapted diet with more soybean meal in phase 1 and 2, and a decrease level of 65 kcal/kg net energy in phase 3. Different superscript letters indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05)
| Control | Enzyme | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen FCS1 (AUC0–11) | 14.40 ± 0.215 a | 13.65 ± 0.134 a |
| Time to maximal FCS (dpw) | 7.06 ± 0.100 a | 6.25 ± 0.077 a |
| Pen GCS2 (AUC0–11) | 116.0 ± 0.23 a | 126.5 ± 0.14 b |
| Time to minimal GCS (dpw) | 6.78 ± 0.108 a | 6.85 ± 0.042 a |
| Mortality, % (N) | 1.79 (8) a | 0.45 (2) a |
1 Pen FCS was scored daily on a score from 0 (= normal) to 2 (= watery diarrhea)
2 GCS was scored daily on a score from 0 (= very bad) to 10 (= excellent)
AUC0–11, area under the curve 0–11 dpw, dpw Days post-weaning