Table 2. Effects of single and complex probiotics supplementation on growth performance in growing-finishing pigs (Exp 1)

Items CON1) T1 T2 T3 SE p-value
BW (kg)
 0 week 18.52 18.81 18.84 18.83 0.974 0.995
 6 weeks 51.01 51.73 51.77 52.17 1.237 0.931
 9 weeks 70.38 71.44 71.25 72.32 1.387 0.811
 13weeks 95.98b 98.83ab 97.97ab 101.29a 1.279 0.047
0–6 weeks
 ADG (kg) 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.010 0.561
 ADFI (kg) 1.70 1.72 1.69 1.70 0.033 0.923
 FCR (kg/kg) 2.20 2.20 2.16 2.14 0.036 0.569
6–9 weeks
 ADG (kg) 0.92 0.94 0.93 0.96 0.018 0.455
 ADFI (kg) 2.41 2.46 2.42 2.46 0.048 0.815
 FCR (kg/kg) 2.62 2.63 2.62 2.56 0.047 0.724
9–13 weeks
 ADG (kg) 0.91b 0.98ab 0.95b 1.03a 0.026 0.021
 ADFI (kg) 2.87 2.84 2.86 2.87 0.054 0.978
 FCR (kg/kg) 3.15a 2.91b 3.00b 2.79c 0.040 < 0.001
0–13 weeks
 ADG (kg) 0.85c 0.88b 0.87bc 0.91a 0.007 < 0.001
 ADFI (kg) 2.22 2.24 2.22 2.23 0.021 0.896
 FCR (kg/kg) 2.61a 2.55a 2.55a 2.47b 0.024 0.001
CON, basal diet; T1, CON + 0.2% Bacillus subtilis; T2, CON + 0.2% Saccharomyces cerevisiae; T3, CON + 0.2% Bacillus subtilis + 0.2% Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Means in the same row with different letters indicate different significantly (p < 0.05).
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.