Bacillus pumilus probiotic feed supplementation mitigates Lawsonia intracellularis shedding and lesions

Table 2 Average daily weight gain (ADG) in grams ± SEM before or after L. intracellularis infection

Group	Before inoculation 2.5–7 weeks of age	After inoculation 7–9 weeks of age
T01-LAW	435.2 ± 21.3^A,a	712.7 ± 32.2^A
T02-LAW	408.0 ± 30.0^A	665.3 ± 32.9^A
T03-LAW	473.5 ± 12.3^A	646.3 ± 21.1^A
VAC-LAW	413.2 ± 18.4^A	623.3 ± 34.0^A
NEG-CONTROL	424.3 ± 19.8^A	877.8 ± 32.8^B
POS-CONTROL	451.5 ± 9.8^A	627.2 ± 27.2^A

^aDifferent superscripts (A,B) indicate a significant different ADG (P < 0.05) among groups during a time period.

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