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Table 5. Effects of maltodextrin microencapsulated turmeric on the microbial population of broilers.

Treatments	pH, LAB and Coliform
Treatments	Ileum	Cecum	Ileum	Cecum	Ileum	Cecum
TM0	6.70	6.62^a	9.04^c	9.38^c	8.29^a	8.20^a
TM1	6.66	6.56^ab	9.75^b	10.15^b	7.38^b	7.19^b
TM2	6.42	6.48^ab	10.23^ab	10.50^a	5.86^c	6.88^bc
TM3	6.48	6.37^b	10.47^a	10.54^a	5.84^c	6.32^c
SEM	0.102	0.067	0.452	0.364	0.437	0.348
p-value	0.388	0.012	0.006	0.004	0.008	0.021

SEM = Standard error of the mean; TM0 = 0 gm/kg of basal feed; TM1 = 1 gm/kg of basal feed; TM2 = 2 gm/kg of basal feed; and TM3 = 3 gm/kg of basal feed. ^abcMeans in the same column are different at p < 0.05.