Table 5.
Plate counts (log cfu/g fresh matter) for different microbial groups in crop, ileum, and cecum digesta in broiler chickens fed a control diet (CTR) or the same diet supplemented with Muramidase 007 (MUR) during the starter and grower periods.
| Treatment1 |
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| Section | Day | Microbial group | CTR2 | MUR3 | SEM | P-value |
| Crop | 9 | Lactobacillus | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.75 | 0.799 |
| Enterobacteria | 6.5 | 6.9 | 1.08 | 0.810 | ||
| 36 | Lactobacillus | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.35 | 0.805 | |
| Enterobacteria | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.37 | 0.176 | ||
| Ileum | 9 | Lactobacillus | 8.1 | 8.3 | 0.60 | 0.885 |
| Enterobacteria | 5.3 | 5.8 | 0.75 | 0.645 | ||
| 36 | Lactobacillus | 9.5 | 8.8 | 0.40 | 0.201 | |
| Enterobacteria | 7.1 | 6.4 | 0.49 | 0.296 | ||
| Cecum | 9 | Lactobacillus | 11.0 | 9.9 | 0.62 | 0.219 |
| Enterobacteria | 11.3 | 11.4 | 0.37 | 0.815 | ||
| 36 | Lactobacillus | 10.5 | 11.3 | 0.42 | 0.224 | |
| Enterobacteria | 11.3 | 11.1 | 0.38 | 0.821 | ||
1
n = 8 animals.
2
CTR: Control diet.
3
MUR: Muramidase supplemented at 35,000 LSU (F)/kg.