Table 3.
Effects of ‘SynerZymeF10’ supplementation in ZnO diets on fecal microbiota and gas emission in weaning pigs 1.
| Items | −Pro | +Pro | SEM 2 | p-Value 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High ZnO | Low ZnO | High ZnO | Low ZnO | Pro | ZnO | Pro × ZnO | ||
| E. coli (log10CFU/g) | 6.26 | 6.20 | 6.13 | 6.16 | 0.04 | 0.054 | 0.765 | 0.326 |
| Lactobacillus (log10CFU/g) | 9.15 | 9.17 | 9.24 | 9.23 | 0.04 | 0.099 | 0.917 | 0.808 |
| Gas emission, ppm | ||||||||
| NH3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.650 | 0.472 | 0.933 |
| H2S | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.780 | 0.221 | 0.446 |
| Methyl mercaptans | 2.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.352 | 0.061 | 0.758 |
| CO2 | 700 | 875 | 450 | 725 | 258 | 0.424 | 0.370 | 0.840 |
| Acetic acid | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.259 | 0.072 | 0.956 |
1 Abbreviation: Pro, probioic; −Pro, without probiotic (SynerZymeF10) supplementation; +Pro, with 0.1% probiotic (SynerZymeF10) supplemtntation; High ZnO diet, basal diet + 3000 ppm ZnO; Low ZnO diet, Basal diet +300 ppm ZnO. 2 Standard error of means. 3 Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).