Table 8. Effect of fermented mixture of bean dregs and wheat bran (FBW) supplementation on fecal flora of sows at weaning, log10 CFU/g feces.
Treatment | CON | FBW3 | FBW6 | FBW9 | SEM | p-value | ||
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FBW inclusion (%) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Treatment | Linear | Quadratic | |
Total bacteria | 12.69 | 12.25 | 12.51 | 12.40 | 0.07 | 0.110 | 0.289 | 0.208 |
Escherichia coli | 10.01a | 8.27b | 8.80b | 8.76b | 0.19 | < 0.01 | 0.029 | 0.014 |
Lactobacillus | 11.57 | 11.06 | 11.08 | 10.01 | 0.35 | 0.465 | 0.153 | 0.670 |
Bacteroides spp. | 11.99 | 11.63 | 11.78 | 11.66 | 0.05 | 0.090 | 0.076 | 0.293 |
Clostridium cluster IV | 10.66 | 10.17 | 10.48 | 10.30 | 0.08 | 0.172 | 0.292 | 0.402 |
Clostridium cluster XIVa | 10.42a | 9.56b | 9.94ab | 9.91ab | 0.10 | 0.030 | 0.130 | 0.051 |
Within a row, means without a common lowercase superscript differ (p < 0.05).