TABLE 3.

The effect of XOS and Pediococcus acidilactici BCC-1 supplementation on pH value and chyme viscosity of broilers on d 21.

Treatment1	pH of ileum	pH of cecum	Chyme viscosity of jejunum
CT	5.87 ± 0.07	5.83 ± 0.18b	1.51 ± 0.02b
XOS	6.27 ± 0.22	5.18 ± 0.12a	1.52 ± 0.01b
BBC	6.11 ± 0.1	5.12 ± 0.1a	1.43 ± 0.02a
MIX	6.11 ± 0.16	5.22 ± 0.12a	1.38 ± 0.03a
P value	0.284	0.004	0.002

^a,bMeans in the same row without common superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).

¹CT: Basal diet (0% XOS and 0 cfu/kg P. acidilactici BCC-1); XOS: Basal diet plus 0.15% XOS; BBC: Basal diet plus 10⁹cfu/kg P. acidilactici BCC-1; MIX: Basal diet plus 0.15% XOS and 10⁹cfu/kg P. acidilactici BCC-1.