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Table 3 Application effects of probiotics in pigs

From: Mechanisms and applications of probiotics in prevention and treatment of swine diseases

References

Tested animals and adding time

Probiotics and supplemental levels

Effects

Yi et al. [110]

Weaned pigs (21 days of age)

5 × 1010CFU/kg Lactobacillus reuteri LR1

Improved intestinal morpho-logical structure; Increased intestinal absorption area; Increased in digestibility of diet nutrients; Improved growth performance

He et al. [111]

Weaned pigs (21 days of age)

10 ml 1 × 109CFU/ml Lactobacillus johnsonii L531

Sun et al. [55]

Weaned pigs (21 days of age)

L. acidophilus, L. casei, B. thermophilum and E. faecium with the concentration of 0.25 × 108 CFU/g for each strain

Fu et al. [78]

Weaned pig1s (body weight of 6.89 ± 0.15 kg)

2 × 109CFU/kg Bacillus coagulans , or 2.5 × 1010CFU/kg yeast hydrolysate

Inatomi et al. [112]

Pregnant sows

1 × 106CFU/g B. mesentericus TO-A、1 × 106CFU/g C. butyricum TO-A, 1 × 108CFU/g E. faecalis T-110

Improved immune capacity; Reduced the incidence of intestinal diseases such as diarrhea and intestinal inflammation

Long et al. [71]

Weaned pigs (32 days of age)

1 × 1010CFU/g yeast

Li et al. [113]

Weaned pigs (25 ± 2 days of age)

1 × 107CFU/kg B. subtilis

Li et al. [114]

Weaned pigs (21 days of age)

10ml 5 × 109CFU/ml Lactobacillus delbrueckii

Zhao et al. [115]

Weaned pigs (21 ± 2 days of age)

6 × 106CFU/kg Lactobacillus casei

Zhang et al. [116]

Weaned pigs (1 days of age)

10ml 1 × 109CFU/ml Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Modulated intestinal micro-flora; Enhanced epithelial barrier

Ding et al. [117]

Weaned pigs (21 days of age)

500 g t− 1 B. subtilis DSM 32,315

Zhang et al. [118]

Weaned pigs (26 ± 1 days of age)

1 × 109CFU/kg Clostridium butyrate

Cao et al. [100]

Finishing pigs

1 × 108CFU/kg BaSC06