Research Article

Effect of Oral Administration with Lactobacillus plantarum CAM6 Strain on Sows during Gestation-Lactation and the Derived Impact on Their Progeny Performance

Table 3

The derived influence of Lactobacillus plantarum CAM6 supplementation in sows’ feeding on the BAS and serum BHB of the lactating piglets (28 days of lactation).

ItemsL. plantarum CAM6SEM± value
T0T1

pH7.347.320.0440.819
pCO2 (mm/Hg)44.7552.502.5810.027
Na (mmol/L)143.75147.501.3250.039
K (mmol/L)4.9255.3500.3470.420
Cl (mmol/L)106.25107.001.7170.768
HCO3- (mEq/L)21.9823.631.0780.321
Anion gap20.7522.251.2160.417
D-β-Hydroxybutyrate1.502.020.1540.038

T0: basal diet (BD); T1: biological agent containing 109 CFU/mL L. plantarum CAM6; pCO2: CO2 pressure; HCO3-: bicarbonate ion.