Table 3.
Effect of PFAs on fecal score in weaned pigs challenged with E. coli1
| Items | NC | PC | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d − 7 to 0 | |||||||||
| Fecal score2 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.082 | 0.985 |
| d 0 to 7 PI | |||||||||
| Fecal score | 0.98ab | 1.26a | 1.07ab | 0.78b | 0.95ab | 0.81b | 0.84b | 0.078 | 0.001 |
| d 7 to 14 PI | |||||||||
| Fecal score | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.045 | 0.561 |
| d 0 to 14 PI | |||||||||
| Fecal score | 0.61ab | 0.81a | 0.68ab | 0.51b | 0.60ab | 0.54b | 0.54b | 0.054 | 0.005 |
1Abbreviations: NC Basal diet without E. coli challenge (negative control), PC Basal diet with E. coli challenge (positive control), T1 PC + 0.04% PFA1, T2 PC + 0.01% PFA2, T3 PC + 0.10% PFA3, T4 PC + 0.04% PFA4, T5 PC + 0.10% PFA5, PI Post-inoculation, SEM Standard error of mean
2Fecal score was determined as follow: 0, Normal feces; 1, Soft feces; 2, Mild diarrhea; 3, Severe diarrhea
a,bMeans with different letters are significantly differ (P < 0.05)