. 2021 Nov 2;11(11):3132. doi: 10.3390/ani11113132

Table 6.

Effects of replacing medical zinc oxide with different ratio of inorganic:organic zinc or reducing crude protein diet with mixed feed additives on fecal microflora in weaned piglets.

Treatment	CON	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	SE	p-Value
Inorganic:Organic Zinc	0	1000:0	850:150	700:300	500:500	LP + MFA	SE	p-Value
E. coli, log₁₀cfug^{−1 x, y, z}	5.031 ^a	4.867 ^ab	4.609 ^ab	4.258 ^b	4.351 ^b	4.326 b	0.282	0.400
Lactobacillus, log₁₀cfug^{−1 x, y, z}	7.625 ^b	8.033 ^b	7.737 ^b	7.734 ^b	7.698 ^b	8.716 a	0.163	0.001

Abbreviation: CON, no additional added zinc oxide in diet; T1, CON +1000 mg zinc oxide; T2, CON + inorganic:organic zinc 850:150 mg/kg; T3, CON + inorganic:organic zinc 700:300 mg/kg; T4, CON + inorganic:organic zinc 500:500 mg/kg; T5, low-CP diet + 0.1% essential oil + 0.08% protease + 0.02% xylanase; SE, standard error. ^a,b Means within column with different superscripts differed significantly (p < 0.05). ^x Contrast: CON vs. other treatments (p < 0.05). ^y Contrast: T1 vs. T2, T3, and T4 (p < 0.05). ^z Contrast: T5 vs. T2, T3, and T4 (p < 0.05).