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Table 1 Microbial cell counts (log 10 /g wet weight) in the faeces of sows fed a diet without (C) or with inulin (I)

From: Dietary inulin affects the intestinal microbiota in sows and their suckling piglets

 

Day 4 a.p.

Day 1 p.p.

Day 5 p.p.

P -value

 

C (n 1= 10)

I (n = 10)

C (n = 10)

I (n = 9)

C (n = 10)

I (n = 10)

Diet

Time

Diet*time

Eubacteria

10.6 ± 0.51

10.8 ± 0.85

9.86 ± 0.10

9.75 ± 0.21

10.8 ± 0.15

10.8 ± 0.18

0.847

0.005

0.718

Enterobacteria

7.21 ± 1.01

6.66 ± 0.90

7.16 ± 0.98

7.77 ± 0.75

7.42 ± 0.68

7.54 ± 0.99

0.802

0.103

0.017

Enterococci

6.42 ± 0.45

6.83 ± 0.59

5.96 ± 0.31

7.00 ± 0.91

6.62 ± 0.48

6.98 ± 0.61

0.014

0.109

0.028

Bifidobacteria

7.92 ± 1.05

8.10 ± 1.91

7.24 ± 0.51

7.60 ± 1.08

8.05 ± 0.87

7.92 ± 1.51

0.976

0.052

0.357

Lactobacilli

9.39 ± 0.62

9.32 ± 0.77

8.89 ± 0.67

7.73 ± 1.42

8.98 ± 0.57

8.60 ± 0.89

0.109

<0.001

0.051

L. reuteri

8.37 ± 0.86

8.25 ± 0.64

7.36 ± 1.12

6.83 ± 0.66

7.93 ± 0.73

7.57 ± 0.47

0.305

<0.001

0.244

L. amylovorus

9.39 ± 0.40

9.32 ± 0.35

8.50 ± 0.96

8.22 ± 0.63

9.12 ± 0.61

9.03 ± 0.32

0.502

<0.001

0.606

L. johnsonii

6.16 ± 1.10

5.81 ± 0.94

4.97 ± 0.79

5.20 ± 0.52

5.46 ± 0.42

5.25 ± 0.48

0.872

0.002

0.411

L. mucosae

8.22 ± 0.83

7.83 ± 0.41

7.08 ± 0.89

6.72 ± 0.47

7.56 ± 0.61

7.17 ± 0.96

0.088

<0.001

0.898

C. leptum

10.5 ± 0.24

10.1 ± 0.55

9.50 ± 0.97

9.84 ± 0.62

9.89 ± 0.73

9.91 ± 1.11

0.987

0.010

0.266

C. coccoides

10.7 ± 0.53

10.8 ± 0.24

9.69 ± 1.05

9.79 ± 0.77

10.6 ± 0.41

10.5 ± 0.93

0.891

0.002

0.762

BPP

9.66 ± 0.53

9.69 ± 0.54

9.40 ± 0.25

9.31 ± 0.37

9.83 ± 0.52

9.55 ± 0.28

0.152

0.052

0.557

  1. 1Available sample size for analysis: For Eubacteria: day 4 a.p.: n = 5 (C) and n = 5 (I); day 1 p.p.: n = 5 (C) and n = 4 (I); day 5 p.p.: n = 5 (C) and n = 5 (I); for Enterobacteria: day 4 a.p.: n = 8 (C) and n = 10 (I); day 1 p.p.: n = 8 (C) and n = 9 (I); day 5 p.p.: n = 9 (C) and n = 10 (I); for L. amylovorus: day 4 a.p.: n = 10 (C) and n = 9 (I); day 1 p.p.: n = 10 (C) and n = 9 (I); day 5 p.p.: n = 9 (C) and n = 10 (I); for L. johnsonii: day 4 a.p.: n = 10 (C) and n = 10 (I); day 1 p.p.: n = 10 (C) and n = 9 (I); day 5 p.p.: n = 8 (C) and n = 10 (I).
  2. Abbreviations: a.p.: ante partum; BPP Bacteroides-Prevotella-Porphyromonas Cluster; p.p.: post partum.
  3. Boldface P-values indicate significant effects (P ≤ 0.05).