Table 3.
Faecal bacterial counts of postweaning piglets supplemented with mannan oligosaccharides. Data shown as LSMeans ± SEM.
| Bacterial Classes Isolated (log CFU/g) | Days of Treatment | Dietary Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | TRT | SEM | p-Value | ||
| Clostridia | 0 | 5.61 | 5.82 | 0.30 | 0.63 |
| 14 | 3.79 | 3.00 | 0.26 | 0.05 | |
| 35 | 3.24 | 3.00 | 0.17 | 0.33 | |
| Lactobacilli | 0 | 9.47 | 8.52 | 0.23 | <0.01 |
| 14 | 9.51 | 10.02 | 0.18 | 0.06 | |
| 35 | 9.00 | 9.41 | 0.16 | 0.08 | |
| Coliforms | 0 | 8.05 | 8.48 | 0.37 | 0.42 |
| 14 | 7.16 | 7.54 | 0.39 | 0.50 | |
| 35 | 6.45 | 6.85 | 0.29 | 0.34 | |
| Lactobacilli/Coliforms | 0 | 1.43 | 0.04 | 0.53 | 0.02 |
| 14 | 2.35 | 2.48 | 0.63 | 0.85 | |
| 35 | 2.55 | 2.57 | 0.44 | 0.96 | |
Note: CON (n = 10): animals receiving the basal diet with no MOS supplementation; TRT (n = 10): animals receiving the basal diet with 0.2% MOS supplementation; LSMeans: least-square means; SEM: standard error of the mean.