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Table 3 Base pair length (bp) of characteristic terminal restriction fragments (TRFs), i.e. TRFs demonstrated in at least 3 out of 5 pigs in samples collected at the ileo-caecal ostium. Samples were collected following feeding a standard feed (SF) as the trial was initiated (day 0) and after offering feed with different contents of NSP for 17 days.1

From: Influence of Cereal Non-Starch Polysaccharides on Ileo-Caecal and Rectal Microbial Populations in Growing Pigs

TRF (bp)

Diets

Comments

 

SF

C

Li

L

Hi

H

 

38

1

2

2

2

0

3

 

43

1

1

2

1

3

1

 

55

0

5

0

0

1

0

 

60

3

0

4

4

2

5

 

83

3

0

0

0

0

0

Present only day 0

94

0

3

4

4

0

5

 

102

3

0

1

0

1

2

Present only day 0

113

0

2

2

3

0

4

 

151

0

0

2

0

0

3

 

175

4

0

0

0

2

0

Present only day 0

189

5

4

5

2

4

4

 

201

4

0

1

0

2

0

Present only day 0

232

0

0

3

0

1

0

 

237

0

1

4

3

0

4

 

271

3

1

1

0

1

1

Present only day 0

272

0

3

4

4

2

3

 

278

4

1

2

1

1

0

Present only day 0

285

0

0

1

1

0

4

 

287

5

5

1

0

4

1

 

298

2

4

1

1

3

5

High NSP diets and C

340

0

0

2

1

0

3

 

341

0

2

2

3

0

1

 

380

3

0

0

0

0

0

Present only day 0

394

0

2

1

1

0

4

 

396

2

2

0

0

3

0

 

399

0

1

3

3

0

3

 

408

2

4

2

2

3

5

High NSP diets and C

416

2

2

0

0

3

0

 

429

0

2

4

4

0

4

 

478

0

3

4

4

2

5

 

490

4

3

5

4

3

5

Always present

519

0

0

4

3

0

2

Low NSP diets

565

4

1

1

0

2

0

Present only day 0

571

0

1

4

4

0

2

Low NSP diets

583

4

2

4

0

0

5

 

584

1

0

0

5

3

0

 

592

0

0

3

2

0

0

 

597

0

1

2

2

0

3

 

598

4

4

1

1

4

0

 

609

1

3

2

1

3

2

 

610

0

1

1

1

0

3

 
  1. 1Diet abbreviations as in Table 1.
  2. 0–5 Number of pigs showing the TRF.