Table 1. LacFi^TM-constituent strains and cell counts before/after freezing at –80°C.

Species	Strain	Cell counts before freezing (CFU/ml)	Cell counts after freezing (CFU/ml)
Lactobacillus reuteri	KK18	2.0 × 109	1.6 × 109
Lactobacillus ruminis	KK14	1.2 × 109	0.9 × 109
Lactobacillus equi	KK15	5.8 × 109	4.8 × 109
Lactobacillus johnsonii	KK21	6.4 × 109	5.9 × 109
Bifidobacterium boum	HU	7.9 × 109	6.1 × 109
Mixture of the above five strains*		9.8 × 109	8.6 × 109

* The mixture was administered to neonatal Thoroughbreds as LacFi^TM in this study.