Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of a Marine-Derived Bacillus Strain for Use as an In-Feed Probiotic for Newly Weaned Pigs: e88599

Forty eight individual pigs (8.7 plus or minus 0.26 kg) weaned at 28 plus or minus 1 d of age were used in a 22-d study to evaluate the effect of oral administration of a Bacillus pumilus spore suspension on growth performance and health indicators. Treatments (n = 16) were: (1) non-medicated diet;...

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Published in:PloS one 2014-02, Vol.9 (2)
Main Authors: Prieto, Maria Luz, Tan, Shiau Pin, McLoughlin, Peter, Hughes, Helen, Rea, Mary C, Kent, Robert M, Cassidy, Joseph P, Gardiner, Gillian E, Lawlor, Peadar G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bacillus
Bacillus pumilus
Escherichia coli
Lactobacillus
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Summary:Forty eight individual pigs (8.7 plus or minus 0.26 kg) weaned at 28 plus or minus 1 d of age were used in a 22-d study to evaluate the effect of oral administration of a Bacillus pumilus spore suspension on growth performance and health indicators. Treatments (n = 16) were: (1) non-medicated diet; (2) medicated diet with apramycin (200 mg/kg) and pharmacological levels of zinc oxide (2,500 mg zinc/kg) and (3) B. pumilus diet (non-medicated diet + 1010 spores/day B. pumilus). Final body weight and average daily gain tended to be lower (P = 0.07) and feed conversion ratio was worsened (P
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0088599