TABLE 2.
Effect of CE on growth performance and diarrhea rate of weaned piglets.
| Items | CON | CE | CTC | SEM | p-value |
| Day 0 BW (kg) | 7.25 | 7.24 | 7.25 | 0.04 | 0.97 |
| Day 14 BW (kg) | 10.97b | 11.45a | 11.34a | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| Day 28 BW (kg) | 15.88b | 16.80a | 16.66a | 0.21 | 0.01 |
| Days 0–14 | |||||
| ADG (g) | 265.71b | 300.98a | 292.14a | 7.54 | 0.01 |
| ADFI (g) | 441.43 | 456.09 | 460.01 | 9.33 | 0.20 |
| F:G | 1.66a | 1.51b | 1.57b | 0.02 | <0.01 |
| Diarrhea rate (%) | 3.46a | 1.34b | 1.23b | 0.39 | <0.01 |
| Days 15–28 | |||||
| ADG (g) | 351.07 | 382.32 | 379.91 | 17.24 | 0.39 |
| ADFI (g) | 658.21 | 655.27 | 660.45 | 15.47 | 0.97 |
| F:G | 1.89 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| Diarrhea rate (%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 0.57 | 0.95 |
| Days 0–28 | |||||
| ADG (g) | 308.39b | 341.65a | 336.03a | 7.52 | 0.02 |
| ADFI (g) | 549.82 | 560.18 | 560.22 | 5.30 | 0.31 |
| F:G | 1.79a | 1.65b | 1.67b | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Diarrhea rate (%) | 2.23 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 0.39 | 0.13 |
SEM, standard error of the mean (n = 8).
a,bDifferent superscripts within a row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).