Table 5. Effects of dietary supplementation of ferulic acid-based preparation on intestinal microflora in broiler chicks
1,2
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±0.04
b
7.00±0.05
a
7.03±0.04
a
7.07±0.05
a
Coliforms sp.
4.40±0.10
a
3.97±0.06
b
4.04±0.03
b
4.07±0.16
b
CON, control.
Values are presented Means ± SE.
Means in a row without a common superscript letter differ (
P
<0.05).