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. 2022 Aug 11;100(10):skac255. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac255

Table 7.

Relative abundance of jejunal mucosa-associated microbiota at phylum level in nursery pigs fed diets with supplementation of soy protein concentrate (SPC) completely replacing animal protein supplements

Item SPC replacement, %1 SEM P value
0 100 SPC 0% vs. SPC 100%
Proteobacteria 64.22 42.34 17.58 0.132
Firmicutes 11.91 21.84 8.24 0.299
Bacteroidetes 11.37 19.89 13.38 0.352
Actinobacteria 8.58 10.91 4.41 0.712
Chlamydiae 2.36 4.61 4.29 0.661
Spirochaetes 0.6 0.11 0.41 0.313
Others 0.96 0.29 0.52 0.343

Dietary treatments were supplemented with soy protein concentrate (X-Soy 200, CJ Selecta, MG, Brazil) replacing animal protein supplements including fish meal, poultry meal, and blood plasma (N = 16 total, n = 8 for each replacement level).