Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis reduce faecal protein catabolites concentration and odour in dogs

Table 2 Faecal characteristics means of dogs fed diets with or without DFM (n = 8)

Item	Control	DFM	SEM	P-value
Fresh faeces pH	6.32	6.50	0.058	0.128
After 6 h pH	6.32	6.31	0.035	0.933
Fresh faeces moisture (%)	70.04	69.12	0.563	0.434
After 6 h moisture (%)	67.39	67.36	0.707	0.981
Fresh faeces ammonia (g/kg)	0.52	0.50	0.001	0.834
After 6 h ammonia (g/kg)	0.73	0.61	0.001	0.897
Faecal production	0.13	0.12	0.005	0.379
Sialic acid (μmol/g)	2.46	2.47	0.04	0.943

DFM Direct-fed microbials (62.5 mg/kg of diet of a mixture of 3.66 × 10⁷ cfu/kg Bacillus subtilis and 3.66 × 10⁷ cfu/kg Bacillus licheniformis)

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