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Table 4.

Effect of dietary treatments on intestinal microbial count of quail

Items (log 10/cfu)		Coliforms	Escherichia coli	Clostridium perfringens	pH
HA (g/kg diet)
0		9.33^a	8.00^a	5.07^a	6.71^a
0.75		8.12^b	7.10^b	4.16^b	6.51^b
1.50		9.34^a	8.00^a	4.07^b	6.70^a
2.25		5.97^c	5.08^c	3.62^c	5.99^c
BC (g/kg diet)
0		8.82^a	7.49^a	5.31^a	6.57^a
5		7.56^b	6.60^b	3.15^b	6.38^b
Interaction
HA	BC
0	0	10.55^a	8.89^a	5.98^a	6.90^a
	5	8.11^b	7.11^b	4.16^b	6.51^b
0.75	0	8.13^b	7.10^b	4.15^b	6.51^b
	5	8.16^b	7.11^b	4.16^c	6.51^b
1.5	0	10.55^a	8.89^a	5.99^a	6.90^a
	5	8.12^b	7.10^b	2.15^d	6.49^b
2.25	0	6.04^c	5.08^c	5.10^b	5.98^c
	5	5.89^c	5.07^c	2.13^d	5.99^c
SEM	0.033	0.032	0.032	0.02
Probabilities
HA		<0.001	<0.001	0.031	0.014
BC		0.032	<0.001	0.021	0.034
HA×BC		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

HA, humic acid; BC, black cumin; SEM, standard error mean.

^a–d

Means in the same column with different superscripts differ (p<0.05).