Table 4.

Salmonella typhimurium quantification in intestinal contents (Log₁₀ CFU/g; day 7 postinoculation) of inoculated pigs

	Low fiber		High fiber			P-value
Item	STD Thr1	SUP Thr2	STD Thr	SUP Thr	SEM	Fiber	Thr	Fiber × Thr
Ileum	4.55	4.94	4.96	6.43	0.49	0.06	0.06	NS3
Cecum	4.39	4.96	4.94	4.22	0.48	NS	NS	NS
Colon	5.21	6.84	7.03	4.81	0.73	NS	NS	0.008

¹STD Thr, Standard Thr (0.65% standardized ileal digestible).

²SUP Thr, Supplemental Thr (0.78% standardized ileal digestible).

³NS, not significant (P > 0.05).