Figure 11.

The distribution of Firmicutes (A) and Tenericutes (B) in 7-d postinoculation samples among different treatment groups in finishing turkeys. From the day of hatch, the poults were allocated into N, P, and S groups for 12 wk; ^a,b indicate P < 0.05. Abbreviations: N, Negative control (turkeys without SH challenge or PF supplementation); P, test group (turkeys supplemented with PF for 12 wk and challenged with SH at wk 11); PF, Propionibacterium freudenreichii; S, SH control (turkeys challenged with SH at wk 11 and without PF supplementation); SH, Salmonella Heidelberg.