Table 4.
Effects and interactions of probiotic supplementation (control/L. plantarum MP02 group/L. rhamnosus MP01 group), breed (German shepherd/Yorkshire) and sex (female/male) on the number of gastrointestinal infections of the participant puppies during the first 4 weeks (weeks 5–8 of age) and the last 4 weeks (weeks 9–12 of age) of the assay as determined by two-way ANOVA tests.
| Weeks 5–8 of age |
Weeks 9–12 of age |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect | F-value | p-value | F-value | p-value |
| Probiotic type | 0.13 | 0.876 | 29.57 | 0.000 |
| Breed | 2.68 | 0.107 | 12.35 | 0.001 |
| Sex | 0.03 | 0.856 | 0.41 | 0.525 |
| Probiotic type × Breed | 0.40 | 0.674 | 0.33 | 0.719 |
| Probiotic type × Sex | 0.13 | 0.876 | 0.18 | 0.837 |
| Breed × Sex | 0.30 | 0.587 | 3.67 | 0.060 |
| Probiotic type × Breed × Sex | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0.23 | 0.796 |