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. 2020 Aug 13;15(8):e0237505. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237505

Table 2. Indicative performance of broilers subjected to two leaky gut models with and without probiotic from d 13 to 21 of age1,2.

Feed intake (g/bird) Body weight gain (g/bird) FCR (g feed per g gain)
Main effects
Leaky gut model
Control (n = 24) 599a 452a 1.33c
Rye-based diet (n = 24) 526b 356b 1.48b
DEX (n = 24) 510b 156c 3.34a
Probiotic
No (n = 36) 543 322 2.042
Yes (n = 36) 547 321 2.056
SEM3 5.59 4.63 0.030
Source of variation
Model < .0001 < .0001 < .0001
Probiotic 0.77 0.84 0.81
Model × Probiotic 0.08 0.41 0.99

1 Means within a column not sharing a superscript (a-c) differ significantly at the P level shown for the main effects.

2 Values in parenthesis represent the number of replicates/bird

3 Pooled standard error of the mean (n = 72)