Table 4.
Effects of Enterococcus faecalis TMBC 10513 addition on organ indexes of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) O1-challenged broilers (d 10).
| CON1 | APEC | EF | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver index (g/kg) | 34.74±1.1 | 38.93±1.26 | 35.36±1.3 | 0.107 |
| Spleen index (g/kg) | 1.31±0.08b | 1.63±0.02a | 1.26±0.06b | 0.020 |
| Thymus index (g/kg) | 3.05±0.08 | 3.28±0.23 | 3.16±0.12 | 0.553 |
| Bursa of Fabricius index (g/kg) | 1.68±0.17 | 1.48±0.11 | 1.79±0.15 | 0.603 |
a,b
Values within a row with different superscript letters differ significantly (P < 0.05).
1
CON, control (broilers received a basal diet and were gavaged with sterile medium); APEC, broilers received a basal diet and were gavaged with APEC O1 (4 × 109 CFU/bird) at 7, 8 and 9 d of age; EF, APEC-challenged broilers supplemented with 5 × 108 CFU/kg E. faecalis TMBC 10513.