Table 4.
Effects of dietary enzyme and microorganism on intestinal microflora in broiler chickens (log10 cfu/g)
Treatment | Control | 0.1% EZ1 | 0.2% EZ | M2 | MW3 |
Total bacteria | 7.03±0.22b | 8.79±0.00a | 8.77±0.07a | 8.34±0.26a | 7.42±0.02b |
E. coli | 6.76±0.26ab | 6.03±0.59bc | 5.99±0.15bc | 6.94±0.11a | 5.28±0.18c |
EZ, 0.1%, 0.2% enzyme added to feed.
M, 2% microorganism added to feed.
MW, 2% of microorganism added to feed and water.
Values are Mean±SE.
Values with different superscripts within same row are significantly different (P<0.05).