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Table 1 Number of cloacal swabs positive forSalmonellaEnteritidis strain 147 in the first trial

From: Effect of in feed administration of different butyrate formulations on Salmonella Enteritidis colonization and cecal microbiota in broilers

 

Dietary treatment

Control

Fat-protected butyrate

Uncoated butyrate

Wax

Wax+

Micropellets

Tributyrin

1 dpi

15/20

6/19

9/20

2/19*

3/20*

4/20*

2/20*

3 dpi

15/20

6/19

11/20

6/19

7/20

9/20

2/20*

  1. Number of positive swabs on total per dietary treatment are given at 1 and 3 days post-infection (dpi) with 105 CFU Salmonella. Broilers were fed a diet either or not supplemented with a butyrate containing feed additive in a concentration of 3 g/kg of sodium butyrate.
  2. * Significant difference in positive samples between control and dietary treatment with butyrate derivative (p-value < 0.05).
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Veterinary Research

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