Table 2.
Effect of dietary treatments on growth performance1 in piglets challenged by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC).
| Treatments2 | BW (kg) | ADG (g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 10 days | 21 days | 1–10 days | 11–21 days | 1–21 days | |
| NC | 10.57 ± 1.33 | 12.72 ± 1.20 | 15.54 ± 1.42 | 220.67 ± 27.75 | 263.25 ± 34.02 | 253.33 ± 37.50 |
| PC | 10.47 ± 1.13 | 12.75 ± 1.40 | 14.73 ± 1.29 | 221.20 ± 40.55 | 236.20 ± 21.09 | 231.30 ± 14.97 |
| CS | 10.56 ± 1.41 | 13.60 ± 1.36 | 16.40 ± 1.16 | 241.50 ± 16.09 | 267.50 ± 30.74 | 265.79 ± 19.89 |
| GOD | 10.56 ± 1.12 | 12.75 ± 0.78 | 16.15 ± 0.92 | 223.20 ± 32.94 | 281.25 ± 7.59 | 266.35 ± 27.40 |
| p value | 0.998 | 0.522 | 0.199 | 0.761 | 0.099 | 0.210 |
1
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain.
2
NC, negative control (piglets were free of challenge); PC, positive control (piglets were challenged with ETEC on the 11th day of the experiment); CS, PC piglets supplemented with 40 g/t colistin sulfate; and GOD, PC piglets supplemented with 200 g/t glucose oxidase.