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Table 5.

Effects of different dietary treatment on populations of lactobacillus and coliforms jejunum, ileum, and caecum of 42-day-old broiler (log10 CFU^* g⁻¹ fresh digesta)

Diets	Lactobacillus			Coliforms
Diets	Jejunum	Ileum	Ceca	Jejunum	Ileum	Ceca
CON	7.85^b	7.88^c	8.00^c	3.40^a	3.96^c	7.53^a
VM	7.98^b	8.29^b	8.55^ab	1.90^bc	2.65^b	5.35^b
SS	8.64^a	8.44^ab	8.85^a	2.00^bc	2.78^b	5.48^b
B₁	8.55^a	8.65^a	8.60^ab	2.42^b	2.88^b	6.13^b
B₂	8.70^a	8.72^a	8.81^a	1.69^bc	2.62^b	6.08^b
S₁	8.36^a	8.68^a	8.53^ab	2.03^c	2.82^b	5.85^b
S₂	8.40^a	8.38^ab	8.72^a	1.89^bc	2.65^b	5.40^b
B₁+S₁	8.48^a	8.70^ab	8.78^a	1.95^bc	2.26^b	5.74^b
SEM	0.15	0.055	0.090	0.172	0.33	0.35
P-value	0.031	0.001	0.004	0.007	0.019	0.043

^{a, b} Means within same column with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05), the number of observations n=48 in each group. CON: Control diet, VM: 0.2 g/kg virginiamycin, SS: Symbiotic, B₁: 1 and B₂: 2 g/kg barberry powdered seeds, S₁: 1 and S₂: 2 g/kg sumac powdered seeds, and B₁+S₁: Mixture of barberry 1 g/kg + sumac 1 g/kg. ^* CFU: Colony forming unit