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Table 5 Effect of experimental diets fed to rabbit does on mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) microbiota of 6-d suckling kits

From: Effect of pre- and post-weaning dietary supplementation with arginine and glutamine on rabbit performance and intestinal health

 

Diets

P-value

C

Arg

Gln

Arg + Gln

Arg

Gln

ArgxGln

Arginine

0

0.4

0

0.4

   

Glutamine

0

0

0.4

0.4

   

N

6

6

6

6

   

Total aerobesa

4.47 ± 1.3

7.02 ± 0.3

2.65 ± 3.4

2.59 ± 3.5

0.65

0.09

0.64

Facultative aerobes

4.61 ± 1.4

7.11 ± 0.4

2.82 ± 3.4

2.45 ± 4.1

0.73

0.10

0.63

Total anaerobes

8.65 ± 0.5

7.55 ± 0.8

6.19 ± 1.7

7.63 ± 0.8

0.87

0.22

0.19

  1. aValues expressed as Ln (forming colonies unit/mg MLN) ± standard error