Effects of dietary supplementation with Pediococcus acidilactici ZPA017 on reproductive performance, fecal microbial flora and serum indices in sows during late gestation and lactation.
- 2020-01-01
- RCT · n = 94
- Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 33(1)
- Hui Liu
- Sixin Wang
- Dongyan Zhang
- Jing Wang
- Wei Zhang
- Yamin Wang
- H. Ji
- PubMed: 36379222
- DOI: 10.5713/AJAS.18.0764
- Low evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Animal Study
Compared to sows fed the control diet, supplementation of P. acidilactici ZPA017 increased the number of weaning piglets, weaning weight of litter and piglets, survival rate of piglets at weaning (p<0.05), and decreased diarrhea rate of piglets in lactation (p<0.05).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Large
- Significant
- Yes