Table 3.
Effect of red seaweed dietary supplements on the colonization of S. Enteritidis in the organs of laying hens1.
| Diet2 |
Salmonella Enteritidis-positive hens/total hens (n = 8) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovary | Spleen | Ceca | |
| CC2 | 0% | 62.5% | 75% |
| SG2 | 0% | 100% | 87.5% |
| CC4 | 12.5% | 62.5% | 50% |
| SG4 | 37.5% | 87.5% | 100% |
| C | 0% | 62.5% | 87.5% |
| ANTB | 0% | 37.5% | 50% |
1Values represented as percentage refers to the ratio of number of organs infected to the total number of organs.
2Values are means for each treatment (Trt) group (CC2: contains 2% of Chondrus crispus; SG2: contains 2% of Sarcodiotheca variant; CC4: contains 4% of Chondrus crispus; SG4: contains 4% of Sarcodiotheca variant; C: control; ANTB: antibiotics (Chlortetracycline).