Table 5.

Ileal microflora of broiler chickens fed different levels of summer savory extract (SSE).

Level of SSE (mg/kg)	Bacteria Count (CFU/g)
	E. coli	Lactobacillus	Lactobacilli/E. coli
0 (control)	17,384.0	5013.2	0.29
100	1631.8	3590.9	2.20
200	2881.8	4274.6	1.48
300	2360.2	2968.0	1.26
400	2620.2	3836.1	1.46
SEM	510.56	722.52	0.281
p-Value
L	ns	ns	*
Q	**	ns	*

SEM: standard error of the means. Orthogonal contrasts: L = linear, Q = quadratic; ns: not significant; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.