Table 2 General health parameters followed from birth until challenge.

From: Combined dietary supplementation of long chain inulin and Lactobacillus acidophilus W37 supports oral vaccination efficacy against Salmonella Typhimurium in piglets

Groups

1

2

3

4

P-level treatments

Treatments (number of animals)

CTRL/NV (n = 7)

CTRL/V (n = 6)

lcITF/V (n = 8)

lcITF/LaW37/V (n = 7)

Farrowing room (prior to weaning and to vaccination) d0–23

Growth performance (g/day)

256 ± 8

238 ± 9

242 ± 7

0.189

Health condition* (% of all scores > 0)

7.7 ± 5b

4.1 ± 3a

6.7 ± 4ab

0.029

First week post-weaning d24–30

Growth (g/day)

49 ± 18

52 ± 20

86 ± 15

42 ± 11

0.215

Feed intake (g/day)

101 ± 15

93 ± 15

112 ± 12

86 ± 11

0.482

Feed efficiency (g feed/g weight)

0.60 ± 0.06b

0.61 ± 0.08b

0.82 ± 0.06a

0.54 ± 0.06b

0.034

Faecal score** (% of piglets with soft stools to diarrhoea)

23.6%

20.5%

10.3%

13.8%

0.1718

Post weaning period until challenge d24–51

Health condition* (% of animals scoring > 0, with 0 the ideal state)

17.3 ± 3a

31 ± 3b

34.9 ± 2b

29.4 ± 4b

<0.0001

Appetite*** (% of animals scoring > 0, with 0 the ideal state)

20 ± 3a

27 ± 3b

31 ± 3b

26 ± 4b

0.004

Faecal score** (% of piglets with soft stools to diarrhoea)

22.9%a

19.7%a

12.2%b

20.8%a

0.0115

  1. Different letters indicate significant difference between the groups (p < 0.05) when the general p value is below 0.05 as indicated in bold. Statistical significances were tested with a χ2 homogeneity test of the GENMOD procedure in SAS. CTRL = placebo control; NV = non-vaccinated; V = vaccinated; lcITF = long-chain inulin type fructans; LaW37 = L. acidophilus W37.
  2. *Score 0 = good condition; 1 = below average; 2 = less optimal; 3 = meagre; 4 = dehydrated.
  3. **Incidence of diarrhoea evaluated with faecal score 1 = soft; 2 = diarrhoea; 3 = severe dehydration.
  4. ***Score 0 = normal appetite; 1 = little appetite; 2 = no appetite.
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