Phytogenic feed additives alleviate pathogenic Escherichia coli-induced intestinal damage through improving barrier integrity and inhibiting inflammation in weaned pigs

Table 4 Effect of PFAs on nutrient digestibility in weaned pigs challenged with E. coli¹

Items	NC	PC	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	SEM	P-value
d 7 PI
DM, %	82.48	81.97	81.93	81.21	82.40	81.44	81.74	0.499	0.521
CP, %	73.86	72.61	73.05	74.03	72.99	73.23	73.40	0.551	0.558
d 14 PI
DM, %	79.21^ab	75.62^c	79.28^ab	78.80^b	81.78^a	78.38^bc	78.83^b	0.678	0.001
CP, %	77.01	75.60	76.05	76.88	76.46	76.23	76.28	0.460	0.375

¹Abbreviations: NC Basal diet without E. coli challenge (negative control), PC Basal diet with E. coli challenge (positive control), T1 PC + 0.04% PFA1, T2 PC + 0.01% PFA2, T3 PC + 0.10% PFA3, T4 PC + 0.04% PFA4, T5 PC + 0.10% PFA5, PI Post-inoculation, DM Dry matter, CP Crude protein, SEM Standard error of mean
^a,b,cMeans with different letters are significantly differ (P < 0.05)

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