Table 1: Results of fecal bacteria before and after intake

Group				Before intake		5 weeks
I		Total bacteria		10.25 ± 0.60a		10.53 ± 0.81
		Bifidobacterium		9.44 ± 0.11		9.80 ± 0.44b
		Frequency of occurrence (%)		(9.7)		(30.6)*
		Clostridium perfringens		7.42 ± 0.38		5.60 ± 0.65*
		Frequency of occurrence (%)		(13.2)		(12.6)
		ETBF		7.36 ± 0.85		1.90 ± 0.33*
II		Total bacteria		10.35 ± 0.50		10.55 ± 0.61
		Bifidobacterium		9.33 ± 0.21		9.74 ± 0.64
		Frequency of occurrence (%)		(9.6)		(30.2)*
		C. perfringens		7.40 ± 0.28		5.59 ± 0.45*
		Frequency of occurrence (%)		(13.1)		(12.5)
		ETBF		7.40 ± 0.79		1.80 ± 0.40*

^aBacteria counts are expressed as mean ± SD of log 10 number per gram wet feces; ^bFigures in parenthesis are frequency of occurrence (%); Statistically significant at *p < 0.05 levels.