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Table 3 Effects of phages on fecal microflora numbers (log10 CFU/g) in pigs

From: Bacteriophages as antimicrobial agents against major pathogens in swine: a review

Diets

Lactobacillus

Bifidobacterium

Coliforms

Salmonella

References

BD1

6.89b

 

6.55a

3.62a

Yan et al. [15]

BD + 22 ppm tylosin

6.93b

 

6.00b

2.57b

BD + 0.025 % phage

7.16ab

 

6.32ab

2.21b

BD + 0.05 % phage

7.52a

 

6.14b

2.02a

BD

8.56

8.92

8.57

 

Kim et al. [16]

BD + 0.5 g/kg phage

8.67

9.37

8.22

 

BD + 1.0 g/kg phage

9.06

9.77

7.77

 

BD + 1.5 g/kg phage

8.98

9.75

7.84

 
  1. 1BD = Basal diet
  2. a,bMeans in the same column with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05)
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

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