Table 1. Growth performance comparisons among treatment groups based on their average relative percent weight

DPI1) Control2) Group 13) Group 24) Group 35) p-value
Average Standard error Average Standard error Average Standard error Average Standard error
0 100a 0.00 100a 0.00 100a 0.00 100a 0.00
1 100.75b 0.42 102.62ab 0.68 103.45a 0.50 101.50b 0.18 0.004
2 101.55b 0.42 105.07a 1.14 106.85a 1.01 105.23a 0.43 0.0016
3 91.32b 0.41 94.03ab 0.72 94.42a 1.29 92.72ab 0.15 0.0402
4 90.50a 0.70 91.93a 0.84 91.85a 1.52 90.15a 0.78 0.4999
5 96.88a 1.00 98.53a 0.91 98.27a 1.53 94.90a 0.57 0.0924
6 100.15b 0.17 103.05a 0.77 102.83a 0.72 99.75b 0.28 0.0014
7 102.98b 0.25 105.70a 0.72 105.65a 0.83 102.28b 0.39 0.0022
8 103.18b 0.63 107.93a 1.13 107.53a 1.41 102.70b 0.50 0.0036
9 105.40a 0.68 109.83a 1.77 109.80a 1.56 106.50a 1.74 0.1303
10 108.15ab 0.62 112.10a 1.62 111.10ab 1.45 106.68b 0.50 0.0207
11 107.25ab 0.66 122.53a 1.51 111.00ab 1.89 106.43b 0.58 0.0159
12 109.18b 0.55 114.85a 1.81 114.60ab 1.62 109.48ab 0.78 0.0114
Average values in the same row with different superscripts are statistically different.
DPI, days post inoculation.
Control, group without any treatment.
Group 1, treated with synbiotic based on Pediococcus acidilactici GB-U15.
Group 2, treated with synbiotic based on Lactobacillus plantarum GB-U17.
Group 3, treated with synbiotic based on Lactobacillus plantarum GB1-3.