Table 2.
Effects of different doses of C. butyricum on growth of fattening goats.
| Dieta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | CON | LCB | HCB | SEMb | P-value |
| Initial weight, kg | 22.28 | 22.44 | 23.01 | 0.38 | 0.731 |
| Final weight, kg | 26.74 | 25.46 | 26.79 | 0.38 | 0.275 |
| Average daily gain, g | 79.70 | 54.04 | 67.41 | 5.70 | 0.188 |
| Total feed intake, kg | 57.11 | 53.03 | 62.17 | 1.58 | 0.054 |
| Feed conversion ratio, kg/kg | 12.80 | 17.55 | 16.45 | 3.73 | 0.241 |
a
Diets: CON, control, a basal diet; LCB, low C. butyricum, a basal diet plus 2.0 × 108 CFU/kg; HCB, high C. butyricum, a basal diet plus 1.0 × 109 CFU/kg.
b
SEM, total standard error of means (n = 8).