EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF PROBIOTICS ON FAECAL COLIFORMS IN WEANED PIGS

Supriya S; Rajeshwari Y. B; Shivaraj N; Banuprakash A. R; Sudharshan V; Anup Kumar P K

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2016

EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF PROBIOTICS ON FAECAL COLIFORMS IN WEANED PIGS

Supriya S, Rajeshwari Y. B, Shivaraj N, Banuprakash A. R, Sudharshan V, Anup Kumar P K

Abstract :

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae on faecal coliforms in weaned piglets. Thirty weaned Large White Yorkshire piglets (56 days) were grouped in to three groups of ten each. The control (T1) group was fed with basal diet and treatment (T2) and (T3) were fed diet supplemented with 0.1 per cent Saccharomyces cerevisiae 10.0 billion CFU/g and 0.1 per cent Lactobacillus acidophilus 10.0 billion CFU/g, respectively. During the twelve weeks faecal samples were collected at every four weeks interval to assess coliform count. The average counts of coliform bacteria (CFU at 10–4 dilution) at the start of the study were 11.17 ± 0.72 (T1), 11.98 ± 0.43 (T2) and 12.07 ± 0.62 (T3), and at the end of the 12th week were 9.80 ± 0.62 (T1), 9.93 ± 0.28 (T2) and 9.53 ± 0.17 (T3) groups, respectively. The statistical analysis revealed that, there were no significant differences (P>0.05) between control and treatment groups. It can be concluded from the above study that probiotics at 0.1 per cent of the diet does not have significant effect on faecal coliforms of weaned piglets.