Table 4.
Effect of oral administration with Lactobacillus plantarum CAM6 on the acid-base balance of weaned pigs.
| Indicators | Treatment | SEM | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T1 | T2 | |||
| pH | 7.29 | 7.38 | 7.31 | 0.041 | 0.262 |
| pCO2 (mm/Hg) | 56.40 | 49.18 | 55.45 | 4.867 | 0.545 |
| HCO3− (mEq/L) | 25.78 | 27.03 | 26.93 | 0.690 | 0.480 |
| EB (mEq/L) | −1.37 | 1.55 | 0.05 | 1.087 | 0.218 |
| H*M | 0.875 a | −5.26 b | −1.47 a, b | 1.797 | 0.010 |
a, b Means with different superscripts within a row differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05). T0: feedstuff without probiotics or antibiotics; T1: feedstuff with antibiotics; T2: feedstuff with 109 CFU of L. plantarum CAM6/mL. pCO2: CO2 pressure; EB: excess bases; HCO3−: bicarbonate; M*H: metabolic hydrogen ions. n = 8 pigs per treatment. SEM: standard error of the mean.