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. 2007 Sep 21;73(22):7123–7127. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01289-07

TABLE 3.

Effect of antimicrobial drugs in feed on the numbers of L. salivarius cells in the ilea of broilers

Age of broilers (days) Mean log10 no. of lactobacilli/mg of digesta (95% confidence limits) with:
No drugs Bacitracin and monensin
7 5.1 (4.3-6.0) 3.0 (2.6-3.4)
14 5.3 (4.8-5.8) 3.5 (3.1-4.0)
21 6.1 (5.8-6.4) 6.1 (5.7-6.5)
26 6.3 (6.0-6.7) 6.0 (5.6-6.3)