Table 2.
Effect of P. freudenreichii (PF) against MDR SH dissemination to liver and spleen on 14-day-old turkey poults.
| SH positive samples |
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|---|---|---|
| Groups | Liver | Spleen |
| SC | 14/20 (70%) | 14/20 (70%) |
| PFS | 7/20 (35%)∗ | 8/20 (40%) |
The poults in SC group was challenged with SH (106 CFU ml−1) on day 7. The PFS group was supplemented with PF from day 1–14 and challenged with SH on day 7. The SH dissemination was determined in SC and PFS groups after conducting microbiological analysis of liver and spleen samples (10 poults/group; ∗indicates P < 0.05 between groups within a column).