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. 2014 Dec 28;2014:628979. doi: 10.1155/2014/628979

Table 8.

Ileum microflora mean (±SEM) of Ross 308 broilers at starter, grower, and total periods of age fed diets or water containing the different levels of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) powder and extract from 1 to 6 weeks of age (CFU/g)a,b,c.

Treatment Trait
Lactobacillus bacteria Lactobacillus bacteria Escherichia coli Escherichia coli
(21st day of age) (42nd day of age) (21st day of age) (42nd day of age)
0 (control) 7.17a 7.25a 8.76a 8.41a
750 ppm coriander extract in water 7.35a 7.75a 6.63b 7.23bc
1000 ppm coriander extract in water 7.97a 7.94a 7.31b 7.37bc
1250 ppm coriander extract in water 7.77a 8.19a 7.15b 7.05c
1.5% coriander powder in diet 7.60a 7.38a 7.31b 6.90c
2.0% coriander powder in diet 7.80a 7.45a 7.44b 7.36bc
2.5% coriander powder in diet 7.25a 7.33a 7.58ab 8.14ab

SEM 0.38 0.30 0.42 0.29

a,b,cMeans (± standard error) within each column of dietary treatments with no common superscript differ significantly at P < 0.05.