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Table 3. Effects of citric acid and xylanase supplementation on bacterial counts (log₁₀cfu/g of digesta) and pH values of intestinal contents in broilers challenged with necrotic enteritis¹.

Main effect	C. perfringens	Lactic acid bacteria	pH
Citric acid (g/kg)
0	3.32	7.4	6.29
30	3.10	7.3	6.23
Xylanase (mg/kg)
0	3.55	7.0	6.28
200	3.17	7.6	6.37
SEM	0.614	0.23	0.15
P-value
Citric acid	0.217	0.825	0.345
Xylanase	0.522	0.318	0.228
Citric acid×xylanase	0.116	0.255	0.437

Data are the mean of 6 replicates with 2 chickens per group.

Table 3. Effects of citric acid and xylanase supplementation on bacterial counts (log10cfu/g of digesta) and pH values of intestinal contents in broilers challenged with necrotic enteritis1.