Table 8.
Genera- and species-level bacterial populations from cecal contents measured on the 35th day of life in birds fed control (CON), control supplemented with xylanase (XYL), control supplemented with an emulsifier (EMU), and control diet supplemented with xylanase and emulsifier XYL + EMU.
| Dietary Treatments | Bifidobacterium spp. | Lactobacillus spp. | E. coli | Clostridium spp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 0.7474 | 0.7086 | 0.0866 | 1.037 a* |
| XYL | 0.7414 | 0.6246 | 0.1265 | 0.9934 a |
| EMU | 0.5037 | 0.6034 | 0.0756 | 0.8471 b |
| XYL + EMU | 0.7195 | 0.6399 | 0.077 | 0.8134 b |
| SEM | 0.0485 | 0.0346 | 0.0184 | 0.0452 |
| p | 0.487 | 0.502 | 0.612 | <0.05 |
* Mean in a column not sharing a common letter (a,b) are statistically different (p ≤ 0.05); SEM—pooled standard error of mean.