Table 3.

Salmonella Typhimurium var. Copenhagen quantification in intestinal contents (log 10 CFU/g; day 7 postinoculation) of Salmonella-inoculated pigs fed diets differing in functional amino acid and protein content¹

	LP		HP			P-value1
Item	AA–	AA+	AA–	AA+	SEM	CP	AA
Ileum	2.54	2.32	2.69	2.42	0.37	NS	NS
Cecum	2.30	2.17	2.75	2.81	0.24	0.03	NS
Colon	2.87	2.01	2.36	2.15	0.24	NS	0.03

¹LP, low protein; HP, high protein; AA–, basal AA profile; AA+, functional AA profile (Thr, Met, and Trp at 120% of requirements for growth); SEM, standard error of the mean. Values are least squares means; n = 8 pigs/treatment.

¹CP, effect of CP content; AA, effect of AA profile. The interaction CP × AA was not statistically significant (NS) and there was no effect of section (ileum, cecum, and colon; P > 0.10).