Table 5.
Effect of oral administration with Lactobacillus plantarum CAM6 on serum d-β-hydrobutyrate and immunoglobulin A concentration in weaned pigs.
| Indicators | Treatment | SEM | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T1 | T2 | |||
| BHB (mg/dL) | 1.25 a | 0.68 b | 1.15 a | 0.145 | 0.017 |
| IgA (ng/mL) | 5.728 b | 6.597 a, b | 7.217 a | 0.712 | 0.006 |
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. BHB: d-β-hydrobutyrate; IgA: Immunoglobulin A. n = 8 pigs per treatment. SEM: standard error of the mean.