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Table 4 Faecal score, odour medians and interquartiles of dogs fed diets with or without DFM

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

Item

Control

DFM

P-value

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

  1. 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)
  2. 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)