Table 1 Microbial counts [log 10 CFU/g sample] along the gastrointestinal tract of pigs fed either dry feed, liquid feed or fermented liquid feed (feed to water ratio 1:2.5, back slopping with 50% retention at 20°C)
From: Fermented liquid feed for pigs: an ancient technique for the future
| Diet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment | Dry feed | Liquid feed | Fermented liquid feed | P-value |
| Lactic acid bacteria (20°C) | ||||
| Stomach | <5.4 (3)a | 7.9b | 9.0c | <0.01 |
| Distal small intestine | <6.3 (5)a | <6.5 (3)a | 7.2b | 0.01 |
| Caecum | <6.0 (5) | <6.2 (2) | <6.6 (2) | 0.21 |
| Mid colon | <6.1 (5) | <6.3 (3) | <6.3 (4) | 0.34 |
| Lactic acid bacteria (37°C) | ||||
| Stomach | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 0.35 |
| Distal small intestine | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 0.41 |
| Caecum | 8.7ab | 9.0a | 8.3b | 0.04 |
| Mid colon | 9.2a | 9.2a | 8.5b | 0.01 |
| Enterobacteria | ||||
| Stomach | 3.8a | 5.7b | <3.2 (4)c | <0.01 |
| Distal small intestine | 5.5a | 6.6b | <4.1 (3)c | <0.01 |
| Caecum | 5.9a | 6.3a | 5.0b | 0.02 |
| Mid colon | 6.2a | 6.6a | 4.7b | <0.01 |
| Yeasts (20°C) | ||||
| Stomach | <3.4 (2)a | 3.7a | 5.4b | <0.01 |
| Distal small intestine | <3.4 (3)a | 3.9b | 7.0c | <0.01 |
| Caecum | <3.2 (2) | <3.3 (1) | <5.1 (1) | 0.07 |
| Mid colon | <3.2 (3)a | <3.3( 1)a | <4.6 (1)b | 0.03 |
| Yeasts (37°C) | ||||
| Stomach | <3.3 (4)a | <3.6 (2)a | 4.2b | 0.03 |
| Distal small intestine | <4.0 (3) | 3.6 | 4.5 | 0.08 |
| Caecum | <3.9 (2) | <3.4 (3) | <3.6 (3) | 0.59 |
| Mid colon | <3.7 (3) | <3.3 (4) | <3.4 (2) | 0.69 |