Table 7.
Impact of dietary lignocellulose on bacterial cell count (log10 16S rDNA copy number/g) in cecal digesta of dual purpose hens.1
| Item | CON2 | LC2 | SEM3 | P-Value4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clostridial cluster I | 10.1 | 9.66 | 0.15 | 0.180 |
| Clostridial cluster IV | 10.3 | 10.5 | 0.05 | 0.093 |
| Clostridial cluster XIVa | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0.05 | 0.394 |
| Lactobacillus spp. | 8.48 | 8.25 | 0.07 | 0.093 |
| Bifidobacterium spp. | 8.72 | 8.98 | 0.11 | 0.485 |
| Bacteroides/Prevotella/Porphyromonas-Cluster | 9.92 | 10.1 | 0.08 | 0.310 |
| E. coli/Hafnia/Shigella group | 7.44 | 7.97 | 0.14 | 0.132 |
1
Data are means of six replicate pens.
2
CON = control-fed birds; LC = lignocellulose-fed birds.
3
Results are reported as means ± SEM.
4
Statistical analyses are based on Mann-Whitney-U-Test.