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Effects of fasting on the culturable bacterial load in mucosal scraps. (a) Total anaerobic bacteria (Wilkins‐Chalgren agar), (b) total aerobic bacteria (plate count agar), (c) lactobacilli (de Man Rogosa agar), and (d) bifidobacteria (BSM agar) in mucosal scraps from fasted and nonfasted animals as well as feed samples. In all panels, counts from individual animals are shown with lines representing geometric averages. No significant differences between groups were found
