Table 8.
Effects of probiotics and XOS on noxious gas contents in weanling pigs1)
| Items | −Probiotics | +Probiotics | SEM | p-value2) | ||||
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| −XOS | +XOS | −XOS | +XOS | Probiotics | XOS | Probiotics×XOS | ||
| NH3 (mg/kg) | 27.4 | 21.5 | 19.3 | 18.2 | 2.3 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.34 |
| H2S (mg/kg) | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.15 | 0.51 | 0.40 |
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.