Table 6. Effects of single and complex probiotics supplementation on fecal bacteria counts in growing-finishing pigs (Exp 1)

Items (Log CFU/g) CON1) T1 T2 T3 SE p-value
6 weeks
Lactobacillus 8.89 9.01 8.98 9.07 0.158 0.864
E. coli 6.43a 6.21b 6.33a 6.15b 0.038 < 0.001
13 weeks
Lactobacillus 9.02c 9.09ab 9.08bc 9.14a 0.020 0.003
E. coli 6.45 6.33 6.36 6.30 0.798 0.976
CON, basal diet; T1, CON + 0.2% Bacillus subtilis; T2, CON + 0.2% Saccharomyces cerevisiae; T3, CON + 0.2% Bacillus subtilis + 0.2% Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Means in the same row with different letters indicate different significantly (p < 0.05).
E. coli, Escherichia coli.