Animal Microbiome

Table 2 Mean values of diarrhea occurrence and index observed in post-weaning piglets supplemented with Zinc Oxide (ZnO), Benzoic acid plus probiotic (BA + P) and ZnO + BA + P

From: Impact of zinc oxide, benzoic acid and probiotics on the performance and cecal microbiota of piglets

Parameters	Treatment
Parameters	Control	ZnO	BA + P	ZnO + BA + P
Diarrhea occurrence
Score 2	11^b	1^a	4^ab	3^ab
Score 3	38^c	21^b	18^ab	8^a
Score 2 + 3	49^b	22^a	22^a	11^a
Diarrhea index, %
Score 2	27,5^b	2,5^a	10^ab	7,5^ab
Score 3	95^c	52,5^b	45^ab	20^a

Means with different letters means significance by qui-square Test (P < 0.05)

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