Interestingly, not only the cell numbers of enterococci,
but also of some other bacterial groups in the digesta of
the stomach and caecum of the suckling piglets differed
depending on the dietary treatment of the mother sows.
Higher cell numbers of eubacteria (stomach) and C. leptum
(caecum), but lower cell numbers of enterobacteria and
L. amylovorus (stomach) were detected in the inulin
group when compared to the control group (P ≤ 0.05).
Up to now, the reason for this observation remains unclear.