. 2020 Oct 7;14(2):614–627. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13672

Table 2.

Effects of inclusion of 10% fermented mixed feed and probiotics on the performance of the lactating sows and piglets.

Item	Diet			SEM	P‐value
Item	Control	10% FF	Probiotic	SEM	P‐value
Sow
ADFI, ¹ kg d⁻¹	5.64^b	6.08^a	5.73^b	0.07	0.01
Backfat loss, ² mm	2.01^a	1.39^b	1.58^b	0.08	0.00
Constipation rate, %	5.90^a	5.45^b	5.47^b	0.08	0.07
Piglets
Number at birth, total	12.00	12.33	11.67	0.31	0.71
Number at birth, live	11.67	12.00	11.50	0.25	0.73
Number at weaning	11.33	11.67	11.00	0.24	0.56
Weaning alive rate, ³ %	97.22	97.33	95.77	0.99	0.79
Wt at birth, ⁴ kg	1.23	1.21	1.22	0.01	0.62
Wt at weaning, ⁵ kg	5.36^b	5.69^a	5.40^b	0.06	0.05
Wt gain, ⁶ kg	4.14^b	4.48^a	4.27^b	0.06	0.04
Diarrhoea incidence, ⁷ %	1.48^a	1.12^c	1.24^b	0.04	0.00
Milk
Yield, kg	8.60^b	9.02^a	8.80^b	0.07	0.03
Fat, %	6.69^b	7.22^a	6.83^ab	0.10	0.06
Lactose, %	6.05	6.04	5.97	0.04	0.70
Protein, %	4.44^b	4.94^a	4.89^a	0.10	0.08
Solids, %	17.68	17.73	17.67	0.22	0.99
Urea N, mmol l⁻¹	53.60^a	50.38^b	49.27^b	0.84	0.09
SCC, 10³ per l	1099.67^a	746.83^b	899.83^b	59.64	0.04

^a,bMeans within a row with different superscripts significantly differ (P < 0.05).

SCC, somatic cell counts. All the values contained six repetitions.

^¹

ADFI of the sows was recorded from parturition until weaning (21 days).

^²

Backfat loss = parturition backfat − weaning backfat.

^³

Weaning alive rate = [litter size at weaning (live) − litter size at birth (live)]/litter size at birth (live).

^⁴

Piglet weight at birth = litter weight at birth/litter size at birth (live).

^⁵

Piglet weight at weaning = litter weight at weaning/litter size at weaning (live).

^⁶

Piglet weight gain = piglet weight at weaning − piglet weight at birth.

^⁷

Diarrhoea incidence = total diarrhoea piglets/[litter size at birth (live) × trial days].