Table 5.
Average number of genetic copies of intestinal bacterial population in the two experimental groups evaluated by qPCR.
| Group | AaEG | CocCG H2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | D14 | D28 | D1 | D14 | D28 | |
| Bacteroides * | 1,633,720 | 1,413,220 | 252,097,000 | 1,812,030 | 1,061,830 | 10,088,846,400 |
| Bacteroidetes * | 67,982 | 44,165 | 7,732,450 | 44,173.8 | 192,737.8 | 2,278,603 |
| Enterobacteriaceae * | 72,572.1 | 8,440,100 | 13,356,900 | 1,948,194 | 11,022,681 | 14,524,884 |
| Enterococcus * | 107.987 | 7598.1 | 5293.787 | 1349.835 | 4317.125 | 22,270.14 |
| Eubacteria * | 0.113769 | 0.074434 | 7344.025 | 0.289981 | 0.052788 | 1475.237 |
| Firmicutes * | 195,320,000 | 17,774,600,000 | 18,016,100,000 | 525,596,000 | 12,168,776,100 | 14,927,400,000 |
Legend: AaEG—Artemisia annua experimental group; CocCG—anticoccidial control groups; D—day of performing the analysis that correspond with the age of the chickens in days. * Average number of genetic copies at three different ages.