Faecal LAB, ENT counts and SCFA contents
Ten percent (w/v) of faecal sample was diluted in sterile peptone water as prepared by 25.5 g/L and homogenized to stand at room temperature for 1 h. The samples were diluted (10% v/v) for further tenfold series with peptone water. The dilution was vortexed and spread using a sterile glass spreader. Enumerations of bacteria were performed on MRS agar for LAB and incubated in anaerobic jar at 30°C for 48 h. ENT enumeration were performed on eosin methylene blue (EMB; Merck, Darmstadt, Germany) agar and incubated an anaerobic condition at 37°C for 24 h. Number of colony forming units (CFU) are expressed as log10 CFU per g. Faecal SCFA contents were determined