| Dietary treatment |
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Control | Fat-protected butyrate | Wax |
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Mean cecum (SD) | 3.64a (1.47) | 2.89ab (1.04) | 2.40b (0.76) |
Mean spleen (SD) | 2.25 (0.64) | 1.93 (0.08) | 1.94 (0.12) |
- Mean log CFU/g cecum and spleen values and standard deviation (SD) are shown at 4 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.
- Significant differences for cecum colonization among groups are indicated with different letters (a, b). No differences for spleen colonization was detected.