Table 9.
Effect of cinnamon bark meal (CN) on the cecal microflora (log colony-forming units */g digesta) of female birds at 10 days of age.
| Treatment 1 | Lactobacillus | Aerobic | Escherichia coli | Salmonella | Lactobacillus/Escherichia coli |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 6.65 2 | 8.795 | 7.32 c | 3.39 | 0.92 a |
| PC | 5.34 | 9.451 | 7.82 bc | 3.48 | 0.73 ab |
| 2000 CN | 6.01 | 9.810 | 11.41 a | 3.82 | 0.53 b |
| 4000 CN | 6.17 | 9.404 | 10.70 a | 3.84 | 0.58 b |
| 6000 CN | 5.89 | 9.154 | 9.90 ab | 4.33 | 0.60 b |
| SEM 3 | 0.156 | 0.446 | 0.514 | 0.563 | 0.047 |
| p-value | 0.085 | 0.978 | 0.012 | 0.182 | 0.022 |
1 NC: negative control group = commercial feed, no additives by cinnamon powder; PC: positive control group = commercial feed, treated by antibiotic Colimox powder (mixture of amoxicillin and colistin at 200 and 150 mg/kg, respectively); 2000, 4000, and 6000 mg/kg treated groups = commercial feed, treated by cinnamon powder. 2 Mean of eight replicates per treatment. 3 SEM, standard error of mean for treatment effect. a–c Mean values within columns with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).