Table 4 Apparent ileal, cecal, and total tract digestibility coefficients of dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), organic matter (OM), and energy (GE) in non-infected pigs (NC), Lawsonia intracellularis inoculated pigs (PC), and vaccinated Lawsonia intracellularis inoculated pigs (VAC)

53.4

43.9

56.7

10.51

0.659

68.9

17.3

59.1

24.59

0.282

56.4

48.2

60.2

9.86

0.664

54.9

42.4

59.3

11.70

0.553

72.3^a

59.9^b

69.0^a

1.66

< 0.001

72.4^a

62.9^b

65.9^b

1.39

< 0.001

74.5^a

62.6^b

70.7^a

1.63

< 0.001

72.6^a

60.4^b

68.7^a

1.67

< 0.001

83.4^a

80.2^b

81.5^ab

0.54

0.003

80.3^a

73.9^b

76.3^b

1.07

0.001

84.9^a

82.3^b

83.6^ab

0.52

0.006

82.4^a

79.3^b

80.8^ab

0.58

0.002