TABLE 3.

Effects of P8 on the growth performance of Eimeria-infected broilers.

	NC	IC	P8L	P8H	DIC	SEM	P-value
Days 0–14
ADG (g)	23.07	22.98	24.05	24.01	24.06	0.256	0.405
ADFI (g)	33.72	34.57	35.87	35.81	35.75	0.349	0.216
F:G	1.47	1.51	1.49	1.49	1.48	0.020	0.917
Days 14–42
ADG (g)	58.21a	47.48c	51.85b	52.01b	52.37b	0.721	0.000
ADFI (g)	108.62	100.25	100.73	102.46	104.65	1.345	0.431
F:G	1.87c	2.11a	1.94b	1.97b	2.00b	0.021	0.012
Mortality	2.00b	11.00a	2.00b	1.00b	0.00b	1.398	0.022

^a,b,cMean value within a role with no common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05). NC, control diet; IC, control diet + Eimeria infection; P8L, control diet containing 1 × 10⁷ cfu/g P8 + Eimeria infection; P8H, control diet containing 1 × 10⁸ cfu/g P8 + Eimeria infection; DIC, control diet + Eimeria infection + Diclazuril. ADG, average daily gain. ADFI, average daily feed intake. F:G, feed:gain ratio.