Table-3.

Effects of a mixed culture on the total Bacillus and lactic acid bacteria in the cloaca and cecum of broiler chickens.

Group	Total Bacillus (CFUs/mL)					Total lactic acid bacteria (CFUs/mL)
	Cloaca swab				Cecum D35	Cloaca swab				Cecum D35
	D1	D10	D20	D30		D1	D10	D20	D30
Control	1.91×108	2.62×106	5.41×105	5.32×106b	3.29×109	6.00×106	5.63×106	2.17×105b	1.19×105b	5.27×109
KKU213+CH403+SH8	1.97×107	3.89×106	4.01×106	7.11×107a	3.24×109	8.93×106	1.67×106	9.57×105a	1.51×106a	4.04×109
SEM	1.01×108	1.03×106	1.13×106	1.05×107	7.20×108	2.89×106	3.13×106	1.69×105	2.29×105	1.32×109
p-value	0.274	0.392	0.085	<0.0001	0.962	0.769	0.397	0.004	0.0001	0.643

D=Day; ^a,bMeans within a column are significantly different (p<0.05). n=34