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. 2019 Oct 10;14(10):e0223577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223577

Table 2. Effect of synbiotic supplementation on production parameters post-Salmonella infection in broiler birds.

	0-21d	0-42d
Body weight (kg)
Control	0.79^b	2.65^b
Virginiamycin	0.89^a	2.89^a
Synbiotic	0.82^b	2.82^ab
SEM	0.01	0.05
P value	P < 0.01	P = 0.01
Feed consumption (kg)
Control	1.08^b	4.47^b
Virginiamycin	1.17^a	4.74^a
Synbiotic	1.10^b	4.67^ab
SEM	0.02	0.06
P value	0.01	0.01
Feed conversion ratio
Control	1.37	1.69
Virginiamycin	1.32	1.64
Synbiotic	1.33	1.66
SEM	0.02	0.02
P value	0.12	0.16