Table 3.
Effect of dietary treatments on the rectal temperature in piglets post enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) challenge.
Treatments1 | 0 h | 9 h | 24 h | 48 h | 120 h | 192 h |
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NC | 38.89 ± 0.34 | 39.18 ± 0.30b | 39.27 ± 0.23b | 39.50 ± 0.23a | 39.58 ± 0.36 | 38.92 ± 0.20b |
PC | 39.06 ± 0.47 | 39.78 ± 0.4a | 39.84 ± 0.41a | 39.84 ± 0.47a | 39.88 ± 0.43 | 39.60 ± 0.34a |
CS | 38.80 ± 0.41 | 38.95 ± 0.22b | 39.36 ± 0.29b | 39.07 ± 0.37b | 39.73 ± 0.33 | 39.03 ± 0.32b |
GOD | 38.97 ± 0.37 | 39.33 ± 0.54b | 39.62 ± 0.43a b | 39.62 ± 0.45a | 39.69 ± 0.27 | 38.80 ± 0.33b |
p value | 0.619 | 0.001 | 0.013 | 0.003 | 0.428 | <0.001 |
Values with different superscripts within the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05).
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.