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Table 5 Average diarrhea scores and incidence of diarrhea in pigs1,2

From: Growth performance and total tract digestibility of nutrients for weanling pigs are improved by an exogenous xylanase and a stimbiotic regardless of maternal xylanase consumption

Item

Sow treatment

Post-weaning dietary treatment

Control

Xylanase3

SEM

P-value

Control

Xylanase

Stimbiotic3

SEM

P-value

Diarrhea score4

 d 1 to 14 (Phase 1)

2.30

2.23

0.24

0.551

2.37

2.13

2.30

0.25

0.192

 d 15 to 28 (Phase 2)

2.34

2.33

0.13

0.935

2.18

2.39

2.43

0.14

0.188

 d 29 to 42 (Phase 3)

1.42

1.58

0.07

0.090

1.26b

1.71a

1.54a

0.08

0.001

 d 1 to 42 (Overall phase)

2.02

2.05

0.11

0.711

1.93

2.07

2.09

0.12

0.202

Frequency of diarrhea

 d 1 to 14 (Phase 1)

 Pen days5

168

168

-

-

112

112

112

-

-

 Frequency6

39.88

42.86

-

0.580

48.21

33.93

41.96

-

0.094

 d 15 to 28 (Phase 2)

 Pen days

168

168

-

-

112

112

112

-

-

 Frequency

38.10

41.67

-

0.504

31.25

41.96

46.43

-

0.058

 d 29 to 42 (Phase 3)

 Pen days

168

168

-

-

112

112

112

-

-

 Frequency

6.55

11.31

-

0.126

1.79c

16.96a

8.04b

-

 < 0.001

 d 1 to 42 (Overall phase)

 Pen days

504

504

-

-

336

336

336

-

-

 Frequency

28.14

31.94

-

0.192

27.08

30.95

32.14

-

0.327

  1. a–cWithin columns in the post-weaning dietary treatment main effect, values within a row lacking a common superscript differ (P < 0.05)
  2. 1Data are least square means of 24 observations per sow treatment, and 16 observations per post-weaning dietary treatment
  3. 2There was no interaction between sow treatment and post-weaning dietary treatment for any of the diarrhea scores and incidence of diarrhea parameters, therefore, the interaction term was removed from the final model and only main effects are presented
  4. 3Xylanase: Econase XT 25 (160,000 BXU/g); AB Vista, Marlborough, UK; Stimbiotic: Signis; AB Vista, Marlborough, UK
  5. 4Fecal scores: 1 = normal feces; 2 = moist feces; 3 = mild diarrhea; 4 = severe diarrhea; and 5 = watery diarrhea
  6. 5Pen days = number of pens × number of day assessing diarrhea scores
  7. 6Frequency = (number of pen days with diarrhea scores ≥ 3 divided by pen days) × 100
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891