Table 4.
Effect of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products on anti-coccidial index of broilers challenged with Eimeria tenella.
| Item | NC 1 | PC | DG | LBL | HBL | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative body-weight gain (%) | 97.9 2 | 110.0 | 109.1 | 107.0 | 100.4 | 2.26 | 0.267 |
| Survival rate (%) | 95.8 | 95.8 | 91.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1.58 | 0.234 |
| Lesion scores | 3.0 abc | 3.5 a | 2.4 bc | 2.2 c | 3.3 ab | 0.13 | <0.001 |
| Oocyst-count index | 5.3 c | 31.8 a | 19.6 abc | 23.2 ab | 13.6 bc | 2.24 | <0.001 |
| Anti-coccidial index | 158.4 | 139.1 | 157.1 | 162.2 | 154.3 | 3.39 | 0.134 |
1 NC = No E. tenella challenge; PC = E. tenella challenge only; DG = E. tenella challenge plus 6 mg/kg of maduramicin; LBL = E. tenella challenge plus 1.25 g/kg of BLFP; HBL = E. tenella challenge plus 5 g/kg of BLFP; SEM = standard error of mean; a–c Means (n = 6) of a row with no common superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05).