Table 20. Effects of different probiotics on intestinal bacterial in weaned piglets challenged Salmonella (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 3.70 6.62 4.07
WK1 5.83 3.73 6.65 4.11
K-WK1 5.86 3.73 6.65 4.15
+ NC 5.93 3.86 6.81 4.17
+ PC 5.74 3.70 6.54 4.09
+ K 5.79 3.70 6.61 4.09
+ WK1 5.82 3.72 6.62 4.15
+ K-WK1 5.89 3.79 6.71 4.14
5.84 3.72 6.63 4.11
+ 5.83 3.76 6.66 4.13
NC 5.91 3.81 6.72 4.16
PC 5.76 3.70 6.57 4.09
K 5.82 3.71 6.62 4.08
WK1 5.83 3.73 6.64 4.13
K-WK1 5.88 3.76 6.68 4.15
p-value CHAL 0.900 0.522 0.665 0.792
PRO 0.548 0.760 0.608 0.848
CHAL×PRO 0.986 0.967 0.814 0.998
SE 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02
CHAL −, non-challenge with Salmonella; 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 Salmonella.
PRO, probiotics; E. coli, Escherichia coli.