Table 5. Effects of dietary supplementation of ferulic acid-based preparation on intestinal microflora in broiler chicks1,2

Item CON  RBEX
0.1%  0.2%  0.3%
 log cfu/g
Total microbes 7.20±0.03 7.26±0.04 7.22±0.07 7.25±0.05
Lactic acid bacteria 6.86±0.04b 7.00±0.05a 7.03±0.04a 7.07±0.05a
Coliforms sp. 4.40±0.10a 3.97±0.06b 4.04±0.03b 4.07±0.16b
CON, control.
Values are presented Means ± SE.
Means in a row without a common superscript letter differ (P<0.05).