Table 5.
Subiliac lymph node Salmonella prevalence and concentration of steers fed 10-G compared with non-supplemented control steers
| TRT1 | ||||
| Item | CON | 10-G | SEM | P-value |
| Salmonella prevalence, % | 36.95 | 23.60 | - | <0.01 |
| Salmonella log CFU/g (mean of quantifiable samples) | 0.84 | 0.63 | 0.12 | 0.23 |
1Treatments included no DFM (direct-fed microbial) contained in the diet (CON) and a diet containing L. acidophilus, E. faecium, P. pentosaceus, L. brevis, and L. plantarum fed at 2 g/steer/d providing 1 × 109 CFU (10-G) (Life Products, Inc., Norfolk, NE).