Table 19. Effects of different probiotics on intestinal bacterial in weaned piglets challenged E. coli (Exp.2)

Items (Log10CFU/g)1) Small intestine Large intestine
CHAL PRO E. coli Salmonella E. coli Salmonella
NC 5.89 3.75 6.63 4.15
PC 5.77 3.69 6.59 4.09
K 5.84 3.7 6.62 4.07
WK1 5.84 3.73 6.65 4.11
K-WK1 5.86 3.73 6.65 4.15
+ NC 6.01 3.88 6.73 4.23
+ PC 5.74 3.71 6.61 4.15
+ K 5.77 3.71 6.67 4.19
+ WK1 5.83 3.77 6.67 4.2
+ K-WK1 5.85 3.74 6.68 4.16
5.84 3.72 6.63 4.11
+ 5.84 3.76 6.67 4.19
NC 5.95 3.82 6.68 4.19
PC 5.76 3.70 6.60 4.12
K 5.81 3.71 6.65 4.13
WK1 5.84 3.75 6.66 4.16
K-WK1 5.86 3.74 6.67 4.16
p-value CHAL 0.995 0.436 0.579 0.203
PRO 0.297 0.751 0.955 0.947
CHAL×PRO 0.850 0.970 0.997 0.974
SE 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03
CHAL −, non-challenge with E. coli; NC, basal diet; PC, NC + 0.01% Lactiplantibacillus plantarum; K, NC + 0.1% Pediococcus acidilactic K; WK1, NC + 0.1% Pediococcus pentosaceus SMFM2016-WK1; K-WK1, NC + 0.05% P. acidilactici K + 0.05% P. pentosaceus SMFM2016-WK1; CHAL +, challenge with E. coli.
E. coli, Escherichia coli; PRO, probiotics.