Research Article

Inclusion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii RC009 and Pediococcus pentosaceus RC007 as a Probiotic Additive in Pigs’ Postweaning Diets and Its Effect on Meat Composition, Carcass Characteristics, and Fatty Acids Profile after Slaughter

Table 3

Proteins content, intramuscular fat, and ash determinations of the three performed treatments. Values are expressed as a percentage of dry matter (DM).

TreatmentsProtein (% DM)Intramuscular fat (% DM)Ash (% DM)

Control54.29 (±1.5)b3.79 (±1.5)b3.45 (±0.3)a
S. boulardii61.60 (±2.1)a3.36 (±1.8)a3.74 (±0.5)a
P. pentosaceus53.41 (±1.8)b4.12 (±1.2)c3.38 (±0.2)a

Means in the same column with different superscripts (a and b) are significantly different (), according to Fisher’s protected LSD test. The standard deviation is enclosed in parenthesis.