Table 7.
Effects of dietary complex probiotic supplementation on fecal microbiota in growing pigs.
| Item, Lg (Copies/g) | Probiotics (% of Diet) | p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (CON) | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 | CON vs. Probiotics | Linear | Quadratic | |
| Prevotella | 10.59 ± 0.24 | 10.34 ± 0.18 | 10.37 ± 0.21 | 10.40 ± 0.27 | 0.418 | 0.523 | 0.651 |
| Bacteroides | 11.79 ± 0.21 | 11.76 ± 0.20 | 11.63 ± 0.31 | 11.78 ± 0.21 | 0.824 | 0.663 | 0.863 |
| Bifidobacterium | 11.80 ± 0.36 | 12.01 ± 0.29 | 13.19 ± 0.33 | 13.10 ± 0.37 | 0.036 | 0.010 | 0.273 |
| Escherichia coli | 10.64 ± 0.24 | 10.78 ± 0.31 | 10.95 ± 0.28 | 10.84 ± 0.44 | 0.581 | 0.536 | 0.979 |
| Lactobacillus | 7.60 ± 0.17 | 7.65 ± 0.18 | 7.55 ± 0.19 | 7.51 ± 0.14 | 0.896 | 0.864 | 0.733 |
| Bacillus | 8.48 ± 0.26 | 8.35 ± 0.19 | 8.32 ± 0.18 | 8.52 ± 0.17 | 0.719 | 0.583 | 0.860 |