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Table 5 The effects of dietary nucleotide supplementation on fecal microflora of weaned pigs (Exp. 1)a

From: Response to an Escherichia coli K88 oral challenge and productivity of weanling pigs receiving a dietary nucleotides supplement

Item, log10cfu/g

CON

R150

R220

R275

SEMb

Contrastc

1

2

3

Lactobacillus

6.83

7.08

7.24

7.30

0.14

0.02

0.26

0.76

E. coli

6.54

6.13

5.83

5.41

0.17

0.001

0.01

0.76

  1. aAbbreviation: CON basal diet, R150 basal diet + nucleotides 150 mg/kg, R220 basal diet + nucleotides 220 mg/kg, R275 basal diet + nucleotides 275 mg/kg
  2. bStandard error mean
  3. cContrast: 1) CON vs. mean of nucleotide groups; 2) R150 vs. R275; 3) R220 vs. mean of R150 and R275