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. 2014 Jul 5;10:149. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-10-149

Table 3.

Haugh unit of eggs, faecal pH, lactic acid bacteria andEnterobacteriaceaecounts following treatments supplemented with different postbiotic metabolite combinations

 
  
 Treatments
  
Weeks Control COM246 COM345 COM456
Haugh unit
  
  
  
  
 24
 68.89 ± 0.81
 69.24 ± 0.72
 68.26 ± 0.85
 68.62 ± 0.78
 26
 67.13 ± 0.93
 67.42 ± 0.94
 67.34 ± 0.86
 66.94 ± 0.79
 28
 67.77 ± 0.93
 67.80 ± 0.95
 67.32 ± 0.86
 66.75 ± 0.75
 30
 73.32 ± 0.87
 72.97 ± 0.66
 73.36 ± 0.74
 72.82 ± 0.60
 32
 73.50 ± 0.82
 73.29 ± 0.63
 73.17 ± 0.87
 72.92 ± 0.71
pH
  
  
  
  
 24
 7.04 ± 0.03
 7.05 ± 0.04
 7.01 ± 0.05
 7.03 ± 0.03
 26
 6.98 ± 0.04
 7.02 ± 0.03
 6.99 ± 0.03
 7.01 ± 0.04
 28
 7.02 ± 0.04a
 6.98 ± 0.04a
 7.00 ± 0.02a
 6.82 ± 0.05b
 30
 6.98 ± 0.05a
 6.86 ± 0.04b
 6.87 ± 0.05b
 6.78 ± 0.03c
 32
 6.94 ± 0.06a
 6.65 ± 0.05b
 6.54 ± 0.04c
 6.52 ± 0.05c
Lactic acid bacteria counts (log CFU/g)
 24
 6.45 ± 0.03
 6.48 ± 0.06
 6.42 ± 0.06
 6.41 ± 0.07
 26
 6.39 ± 0.11
 6.32 ± 0.07
 6.31 ± 0.12
 6.34 ± 0.08
 28
 6.48 ± 0.12
 6.57 ± 0.10
 6.53 ± 0.11
 6.60 ± 0.19
 30
 6.56 ± 0.18b
 6.61 ± 0.16b
 6.68 ± 0.14b
 6.92 ± 0.11a
 32
 6.62 ± 0.16c
 6.91 ± 0.18b
 6.68 ± 0.13c
 7.28 ± 0.10a
 34
 6.45 ± 0.21c
 6.88 ± 0.18b
 6.90 ± 0.10b
 7.32 ± 0.12a
Enterobacteriaceae counts (log CFU/g)
 24
 7.43 ± 0.08
 7.47 ± 0.06
 7.51 ± 0.05
 7.56 ± 0.09
 26
 7.50 ± 0.05
 7.52 ± 0.06
 7.51 ± 0.06
 7.46 ± 0.07
 28
 7.38 ± 0.10
 7.41 ± 0.18
 7.32 ± 0.14
 7.25 ± 0.12
 30
 7.16 ± 0.08a
 6.89 ± 0.09b
 6.78 ± 0.10b
 6.83 ± 0.07b
 32 6.92 ± 0.16a 6.33 ± 0.11c 6.55 ± 0.08b 6.31 ± 0.12c

1Means in the same row not sharing a common superscript are significantly different (P < 0.05).

2SEM: Data are means of 25 cages of 2 hens per cage per treatment.