Table 2.
Microbiological Parameters (log10 CFU/g) | Day | Treatments | p | |
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C | T | Day × Treatment Interaction | ||
LAB | Baseline | 7.8 ± 0.3 Aa | 8.3 ± 0.1Ab | 0.0001 |
61 | 6.2 ± 0.1 Bb | 5.2 ± 0.1 Ba | ||
TBC | Baseline | 7.1 ± 0.2 Aa | 8.4 ± 0.1 Ab | 0.0001 |
61 | 6.4 ± 0.1 Ba | 6.4 ± 0.1 Ba | ||
TEC | Baseline | 7.2 ± 0.1 Ba | 7.4 ± 0.1 Ba | 0.081 |
61 | 6.4 ± 0.2 Aa | 6.9 ± 0.1 Ab | ||
Y/F | Baseline | 6.7 ± 0.1 Bb | 6.2 ± 0.1 Ba | 0.122 |
61 | 6.4 ± 0.1 Ab | 5.7 ± 0.1 Aa |
LAB—lactic acid bacteria; TBC— total bacteria count; TEC—total enterobacteria count; Y/M—yeast/mold count; CFU—colony-forming units; C—control group, fed with the basal diet; T—treated group, fed with the fermented feed; 25d—25-day-old piglets; 61d—61-day-old piglets. A,B different capitals indicate significant time-related differences (p < 0.05); a,b different letters indicate differences among treatments (p < 0.05) Data are presented as mean ± SE (n = 10/group).Baseline measurements were done on d 25, before the start of the feeding experiment.