Table 3.
Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) counts 1 and incidence 3 in crop and cecal-tonsils (CT) in broiler chickens supplemented with ascorbic acid (AA) and a solid dispersion of curcumin (SD-CUR) in the therapeutic model 2.
| Treatments | Crop Log10 cfu/g | Crop + / − (%) | CT Log10 cfu/g | CT + / − (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-d post—S. Enteritidis Challenge | ||||
| Ctrl | 3.18 ± 0.46 a | 10/12 (83%) | 6.44 ± 0.15 a | 12/12 (100%) |
| AA | 1.13 ± 0.48 b | 4/12 (33%) * | 2.90 ± 0.91 b | 6/12 (50%) ** |
| SD-CUR | 2.16 ± 0.46 ab | 8/12 (67%) | 4.85 ± 0.86 ab | 9/12 (75%) |
| 10-d post—S. Enteritidis Challenge | ||||
| Ctrl | 2.93 ± 0.65 a | 7/12 (58%) | 6.61 ± 0.21 a | 12/12 (100%) |
| AA | 1.26± 0.54 b | 4/12 (33%) | 1.89 ± 0.81 b | 4/12 (33%) φ |
| SD-CUR | 0.97 ± 0.51 b | 3/12 (25%) | 4.81 ± 0.85 ab | 9/12 (75%) |
1 Data expressed in Log10 cfu /g of tissue. Mean ± standard error from 12 chickens (p < 0.05). 2 Chickens were orally gavaged with 107 cfu of S. Enteritidis per chicken at 6-d old, samples were collected 24 h later. 3 Data expressed as positive/total chickens (%). * p < 0.01; ** p < 0.005; φ p < 0.001. a–b Values within treatment columns for each treatment with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).