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Table 4.

Effects of B. subtilis on microflora [flora numbers, Ig (cfu/g)] in the cecum of AA broilers.

Item	Groups
Item	1	2	3	4	5
Total aerobe	8.79 ± 0.61^a	8.21 ± 0.43^ab	8.12 ± 0.66^ab	7.85 ± 064^b	7.86 ± 041^b
Lactobacillus	8.35 ± 0.28^a	8.79 ± 0.35^ab	8.86 ± 0.42^bc	9.35 ± 0.45^c	9.37 ± 0.39^c
Salmonella	6.63 ± 0.14^b	6.35 ± 0.07^ab	6.37 ± 0.32^ab	5.75 ± 0.14^a	6.28 ± 0.26^ab
Escherichia coli	8.54 ± 0.61^b	7.48 ± 0.37^a	7.47 ± 0.29^a	7.31 ± 0.36^a	7.01 ± 0.28^a

^a,b,c In the same row, values with the same or no letter superscripts mean no significant difference (P > 0.05), while values with different letter superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05).