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.