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Table 4.

Effects of post hatch holding time and dietary supplements on NE lesion scores and C. perfringens counts 3 and 6 days after challenge¹

	d-17 (3 d after challenge)		d-20 (6 d after challenge)

	NE lesion scores	C. perfringens counts (10⁵ CFU/g)	NE lesion scores	C. perfringens counts (10⁵ CFU/g)
FED
Control	2.17^a	6.38^a	1.38^a	0.98^a
Antibiotic	0.00^c	0.00^b	0.13^bc	0.00^b
MOS	1.88^a	1.20^ab	0.75^ab	0.68^ab
Acidifier	1.88^a	1.44^ab	0.75^ab	0.33^ab
HELD
Control	2.00^a	1.24^ab	0.75^ab	0.03^b
Antibiotic	0.25^bc	0.00^b	0.00^c	0.00^b
MOS	1.63^ab	2.58^ab	1.75^a	1.10^a
Acidifier	2.38^a	2.56^ab	1.00^ab	0.30^ab
SEM	0.53	1.84	0.30	0.31
	———Significance of treatment effect²———
Diet	^***	NS	^**	NS
Holding time	NS	NS	NS	NS
Diet×holding time	NS	NS	NS	NS

Values are means of 4 replicates for each treatment group.

NS = Not significant;

p<0.05;

^**

p<0.01;

^***

p<0.001.

^a,b,c

Means within a column without a common superscript differ significantly.