Table 5.
Fecal score recorded in weaned pigs consuming experimental diets with (MT1)) or without mycotoxins (CON) at d 5, end of week 1, and end of week 2
| Treatment | CON2) | MT2) | MT+D2) | SEM | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CON vs MT | MT vs MT+D | |||||
| Fecal score3) | ||||||
| d 5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.372 | 0.203 |
| Wk 1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.480 | 0.157 |
| Wk 2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.434 | 0.869 |
SEM, standard error of the mean.
1)
MT and MT+D diets have 1.9 mg/kg of deoxynivalenol supplemented from mycotoxin contaminated corn DDGS.
2)
CON, control diet formulated with corn DDGS with minimal mycotoxin contamination; MT, diet formulated with corn DDGS with supplemental 5mg/kg of deoxynivalenol contamination; MT+D, MT + MegaFix (ICC, São Paulo, Brazil) at 0.2%.
3)
Fecal score was subjectively measured based on a 1 to 5 scale.