Table 3.

The specific 16S rRNA primers applied for quantifying bacteria in cecal content.

Items	Primer	Primer/Probe Sequence (5′-3′)	Amplicon Length
Salmonella	Forward	AGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGT	20
	Reverse	GTTAGCCGGTGCTTCTTCTG	20
	Probe	AACCGCAGCAATTGACGTTACCC	23
Lactobacillus	Forward	GTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTC	25
	Reverse	CCACCTTCCTCCGGTTTGT	19
	Probe	CGCAACCCTTATTATCAGTTGCCAGCA	27
Escherichia coli	Forward	AATGGCGCATACAAAGAGAAGC	22
	Reverse	GTTGCAGACTCCAATCCGGA	20
	Probe	CACTTTATGAGGTCCGCTTGCTCTCGC	27
Total bacteria	Forward	ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG	20
	Reverse	ATTACCGCGGCTGCTGG	17