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Table 8 Relative abundance of jejunal mucosa-associated microbiota at the phylum level in nursery pigs fed diets with soy protein concentrate, enzyme-treated soy protein, and fermented soybean meal replacing animal protein supplementsa

From: Comparative effects of soy protein concentrate, enzyme-treated soybean meal, and fermented soybean meal replacing animal protein supplements in feeds on growth performance and intestinal health of nursery pigs

Item

Treatment

SEM

P value

CON

SPCb

ESBb

FSBLb

FSBBb

CON vs. SPC

CON vs. ESB

CON vs. FSBL

CON vs. FSBB

Proteobacteria

44.52

42.89

43.99

42.05

41.40

2.55

0.435

0.802

0.240

0.140

Firmicutes

30.37

32.39

29.51

32.04

34.12

3.89

0.378

0.706

0.467

0.106

Actinobacteria

14.41

14.74

15.71

15.28

13.93

2.01

0.863

0.502

0.652

0.803

Bacteroidetes

3.89

3.10

3.25

3.57

3.53

0.39

0.398

0.650

0.495

0.471

Others

6.81

6.88

7.53

7.07

7.02

0.49

0.919

0.275

0.691

0.749

  1. an = 12
  2. bSPC, ESB, FSBL, and FSBB: basal diet with soy protein concentrate (X-Soy 200, CJ Selecta, Araguari, MG, Brazil), enzyme-treated soybean meal (HP 300, Hamlet Protein Inc., Findlay, OH, USA), fermented soybean meal with Lactobacillus (FerMex 200, Purina Animal Nutrition, Shoreview, SD, USA), and fermented soybean meal with Bacillus (Soytide, CJ Bio, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea), replacing 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 of animal protein supplements in P1, P2, P3, respectively