Table 9. Effects of dietary probiotics on fecal noxious odor of weaned piglets in Experiment 2

Items (ppm) NC LA 38W PK PF30 SE p-value
2 W
 12 h NH3 27.43a 18.37c 22.87b 23.43b 23.50b 0.379 < 0.001
H2S 6.73 3.97 5.67 5.13 6.57 0.785 0.115
 24 h NH3 34.63a 31.13bc 34.53ab 30.60c 32.27abc 0.826 0.004
H2S 10.33 8.57 8.87 9.57 8.83 0.612 0.271
4 W
 12 h NH3 22.80a 15.43c 19.43b 20.97ab 20.60ab 0.581 < 0.001
H2S 4.80a 3.20b 4.50a 4.03a 4.30a 0.195 < 0.001
 24 h NH3 32.87a 28.23b 28.57b 28.40b 29.47ab 0.907 0.007
H2S 9.17 7.73 8.30 8.67 8.40 0.466 0.311
Values within a row with different superscripts are significantly different.
NC, non-supplemented with probiotics; LA, L. plantarum; 38W, Pediococcus pentosaceus SMFM2016-WK1; PK, Pediococcus acidilactici K; PF30, Lactobacillus reuteri.