Table 6.
Effects of probiotics and XOS on jejunum mucosal enzyme activities in weanling pigs1)
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| −XOS | +XOS | −XOS | +XOS | Probiotics | XOS | Probiotics×XOS | ||
| Trypsin (U/mg prot) | 1,595 | 1,796 | 1,650 | 1,784 | 20.4 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.15 |
| Pepsin (U/mg prot) | 27.06 | 22.14 | 26.61 | 25.80 | 1.53 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.65 |
| Lipase (U/mg prot) | 83.87 | 84.87 | 85.36 | 86.39 | 3.33 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.42 |
| Amylase (U/mg prot) | 167.9 | 211.5 | 177.3 | 214.0 | 7.28 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.33 |
XOS, xylo-oligosaccharide; SEM, pooled standard error of the means.
1)
Each mean represents 6 pens (n = 6/group).
2)
Probiotics, probiotics effect; XOS, XOS effect; Probiotics×XOS, interaction between probiotics and XOS.