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Table 6 Mean percentage of peak areas of more abundant volatile organic compounds present in the dogs’ faeces (n = 8)

From: Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis reduce faecal protein catabolites concentration and odour in dogs

 

Item

Control

DFM

SEM

P-value

Fresh faeces

Phenols

37.18

18.96

3.13

< 0.001

Quinoline

14.57

3.06

3.14

< 0.001

Indoles

63.32

67.08

2.98

0.548

After 6 h

Phenols

33.48

34.58

2.86

0.855

Quinoline

7.68

7.33

1.85

0.927

Indoles

58.83

58.04

3.98

0.929

  1. DFM (Direct-fed microbials) (62.5 mg/kg of diet of a mixture of 3.66 × 107 cfu/kg Bacillus subtilis and 3.66 × 107 cfu/kg Bacillus licheniformis)
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