. 2022 Apr 29;35(10):1606–1615. doi: 10.5713/ab.21.0535

Table 5.

Effect of propolis and breed on cecal morphology and microbiota in rabbits

Trait	Propolis level (P)			Breed (B)		SEM	p-value

	Control	Low	High	V-line	Jabali		P		B	P×B

							Linear	Quatratic
Morphology
Weight (g)	118.3	116.1	127.2	126.9	115.9	2.82	0.78	0.99	0.10	0.86
Length (cm)	46.3	45.8	45.3	46.4	45.3	0.67	0.55	0.99	0.37	0.68
Weight (%)	5.40	5.68	6.00	6.22^a	5.31^b	0.16	0.67	0.32	0.01	0.59
Bacterial count (log10cfu/g)
Total	6.08^a	5.45^b	4.54^c	5.61^a	5.11^b	0.10	<0.01	0.21	<0.01	0.05
E. coli	5.42^a	4.36^b	3.16^c	4.49^a	4.14^b	0.14	<0.01	0.57	<0.01	<0.01
Salmonella spp.¹⁾	80.00^a	70.00^b	0.00^c	66.67^a	33.33^b	5.66	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01

SEM, standard error of the mean.

¹⁾

Detection percentage. Zero Salmonella spp. stands for undetectable.

^a–c

Values in rows with different letters differ significantly (p<0.05).