Table 1.

Effects of gut microbiota on the growth performance in a pig model.¹

Item	Groups2			P-value
	CV	GF	FMT
Body weight (d 21), kg	2.51 ± 0.07	2.62 ± 0.13	2.49 ± 0.20	0.77
Body weight (d 42), kg	4.92 ± 0.30	5.11 ± 0.22	5.25 ± 0.27	0.71
Feed consumption, g/d	186.37 ± 20.45	177.78 ± 4.38	171.23 ± 6.35	0.72
Weight gain, g/d	114.68 ± 12.25	118.85 ± 4.62	131.11 ± 4.34	0.39
Feed efficiency	0.62 ± 0.01b	0.67 ± 0.02b	0.77 ± 0.03a	<0.01

^{a, b} Labeled means with different superscripts within a row are significantly different at P < 0.05.

¹Values are means ± SEM, n = 6/group.

²CV, conventional piglets; GF, germ-free piglets; FMT, germ-free piglets were transplanted with healthy sow fecal microbiota.