. 2021 Jan 25;58(1):30–39. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0200010

Table 6. Effect of dietary B. licheniformis-fermented product supplementation on the intestinal lesion score of broilers challenged with C. perfringens.

	C¹	E²	L³	H⁴	SEM	P value
22 d
Duodenum	2.785,^a	1.67^b	2.22^ab	1.78^b	0.12	0. 008
Jejunum	2.33^a	1.56^ab	2.00^ab	1.22^b	0.15	0.039
Ileum	2.22	1.22	1.89	1.44	0.12	0.111
35 d
Duodenum	2.33	1.78	2.22	1.56	0.11	0.173
Jejunum	2.67^a	1.89^b	1.44^b	1.22^b	0.12	0.002
Ileum	2.44^a	1.67^b	2.22^ab	1.89^ab	0.13	0.033

C=Basal diet plus C. perfringens challenge.

E=Basal diet plus C. perfringens challenge and 0.5 g/kg enramycin from 1 to 21 d and 1.2 g/kg enramycin from 22 to 35 d, respectively.

L=Basal diet plus C. perfringens challenge and 1 g/kg B. licheniformis-fermented products.

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H=Basal diet plus C. perfringens challenge and 2 g/kg B. licheniformis-fermented products.

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Three replicates were performed per group (n=3).

Different letters indicate a statistically significant difference between groups (P<0.05).