Table 2. Effect of E. globulus and C. zeylanicum on BW, FCR, and Salmonella count.
| Parameter | Day | NC | SE | SE+AB | SE+EG | SE+CZ | SG | SG+AB | SG+EG | SG+CZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean BW (gm) | 0 day | 40.7 ± 0.67a | 41 ± 0.66a | 40.9 ± 0.73a | 41.3 ± 0.48a | 41.3 ± 0.48a | 41 ± 0.66a | 40.6 ± 0.51a | 41 ± 0.66a | 41.1 ± 0.56a |
| 7th day | 144.4 ± 9.32a | 140.2 ± 6.54a | 154.2 ± 7.05a | 145.8 ± 8.77a | 140.1 ± 11.1a | 139.7 ± 1.49a | 150.7 ± 10.49a | 144.4 ± 3.89a | 151.5 ± 7.48a | |
| 14th day | 412 ± 17.5a | 335.7 ± 57.0b | 415 ± 26.3a | 426.9 ± 26.67a | 447.7 ± 31.1a | 367.5 ± 61.84b | 399 ± 20.24a | 398 ± 48.02a | 431.8 ± 20.8a | |
| 21st day | 743.9 ± 50.4a | 783.1 ± 35.9a | 732.4 ± 62.a | 793 ± 54.07a | 821 ± 22.25b | 701 ± 67.45a | 787.2 ± 74.4a | 838.7 ± 35.7b | 817.2 ± 16.6b | |
| 28th day | 1,213.8 ± 61.23a | 1,168 ± 61.48a | 1,236 ± 42.7a | 1,264.8 ± 71.9a | 1,379.6 ± 83.59b | 1,172.8 ± 29.1a | 1,267.9 ± 35.9c | 1,257.8 ± 26.79c | 1,356 ± 95.0b | |
| 35th day | 1,432.9 ± 49.3a | 1,431.2 ± 74.4a | 1,587 ± 27.9b | 1,562 ± 71.9b | 1,650.9 ± 43.8c | 1,360.5 ± 58.4a | 1,504.8 ± 70.5a | 1,586.5 ± 49.65c | 1,627 ± 51.2c | |
| FCR | day 7 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1 | 1 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1 | 1.01 | 1 |
| day 14 | 1.2 | 1.22 | 1.2 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.2 | 1.21 | 1.2 | 1.15 | |
| day 21 | 1.46 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.4 | 1.55 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.4 | |
| day 28 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.45 | |
| day 35 | 1.87 | 1.93 | 1.83 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.97 | 1.8 | 1.76 | 1.75 | |
| Salmonella count (Mean log10CFU/gm ± S.D) | 7th day | 2.53 ± 0.07 | 2.58 ± 0.12 | 2.52 ± 0.11 | 2.55 ± 0.1 | 2.52 ± 0.55 | 2.65 ± 0.12 | 2.52 ± 0.11 | 2.58 ± 0.12 | 2.52 ± 0.37 |
| 8th day | 3.17 ± 0.23 | 3.21 ± 0.22 | 3.11 ± 0.12 | 3.07 ± 0.1 | 2.96 ± 0.07 | 3.07 ± 0.14 | 3.04 ± 0.06 | 2.92 ± 0.11 | 2.93 ± 0.36 | |
| 10th day | 3.53 ± 0.31 | 4.31 ± 0.24 | 4.19 ± 0.27 | 4.07 ± 0.24 | 3.95 ± 0 | 3.4 ± 0.36 | 3.52 ± 0.13 | 3.39 ± 0.11 | 3.3 ± 0.37 | |
| 14th day | 4.7 + 1.95 | 4.8 + 0.91 | 4.62 + 0.87 | 4.36 + 1.19 | 4.25 + 0.73 | 4.53 + 0.99 | 4.52 + 0.97 | 3.99 + 1.05 | 3.95 ± 0 | |
| 17th day | 4.01 + 1.08 | 5.05 + 0.41 | 4.96 + 0.67 | 4.53 + 0.97 | 4.41 + 0.55 | 4.83 + 0.46 | 4.86 + 0.50 | 4.86 + 0.50 | 4.86 ± 0.50 | |
| 21st day | 4.3 ± 1.05 | 5.46 ± .23 | 5.23 ± 0.57 | 4.9 ± 0.55 | 4.72 ± 0.76 | 5.16 ± 0.54 | 5.08 ± 0.44 | 5.03 ± 0.4 | 4.86 ± 0.5 | |
| 28th day | 4.4 ± 0.58 | 5.31 ± 0.44 | 5.03 ± 0.57 | 4.77 ± 0.5 | 4.74 ± 0.43 | 5.1 ± 0.47 | 4.93 ± 0.41 | 4.78 ± 0.33 | 4.6 ± 0.69 | |
| 35th day | 4.22 ± 0.491a | 5.35 ± 0.255b | 4.58 ± 0.53a | 4.5 ± 0.15a | 4.38 ± 0.32a | 5.157 ± 0.54b | 4.46 ± 0.37a | 4.5 ± 0.15a | 4.23 ± 0.33 |
NC: Group with no treatment; SE: Salmonella Enteritidis; SE+AB: Salmonella Enteritidis + Antibiotic; SE+EG: Salmonella Enteritidis + Eucalyptus globulus; SE+CZ: Salmonella Enteritidis + Cinnamomum zeylanicum; SG: Salmonella Gallinarum; SG+AB: Salmonella Gallinarum + Antibiotic; SG+EG: Salmonella Gallinarum + Eucalyptus globulus; SG+CZ: Salmonella Gallinarum + Cinnamomum zeylanicum; ns: statistically non-significant difference between control and challenge-alone groups. a, b, c Values in different rows of the same column with a different superscript differ significantly.