Item | Control | DFM | P-value |
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Faecal score | 4 (3/4) | 4 (4/4) | < 0.001 |
Odour fresh faeces | 2 (2.0/2.0) | 1 (1.0/1.0) | < 0.001 |
Odour after 6 h | 2 (2.0/2.0) | 1 (1.0/1.0) | < 0.001 |
- Faecal score (n = 8) 1 (liquid stools) to 5 (dry stools); faecal odour (n = 50) 1 (less fetid than control) 2 (same as control) and 3 (more fetid than control)
- 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)