Table 7. Synergistic effect of probiotic, chicory root powder and coriander powder on gut pH of broiler chicken at 42 d of age.
Trt | Diets | Proventriculus | Duodenum | Jejunum | Ileum | Caecum |
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T1 | Control | 3.54 | 6.11c | 6.43d | 6.66c | 7.39c |
T2 | Antibiotic | 3.56 | 6.01b | 6.30c | 6.45b | 7.18b |
T3 | Probiotic + Chicory | 3.51 | 5.89a | 6.06a | 6.23a | 6.94a |
T4 | Probiotic + Coriander | 3.48 | 5.88a | 6.15ab | 6.30a | 6.95a |
T5 | Chicory + Coriander | 3.54 | 5.94ab | 6.20b | 6.31a | 6.99a |
T6 | Probiotic + Chicory + Coriander | 3.54 | 5.94ab | 6.18b | 6.25a | 7.03a |
SEM | 0.0098 | 0.0155 | 0.0208 | 0.0270 | 0.0301 | |
N | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
p-value | 0.157 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Value bearing different superscripts within a column are significantly (P<0.05) different