Table 5 Effect of supplementation of probiotics and clove essential oil on ileal microbial enumeration (Log10 CFU g−1) and histomorphological parameters (μm) of heat-stressed broiler chickens.

From: Effectiveness of probiotics and clove essential oils in improving growth performance, immuno-antioxidant status, ileum morphometric, and microbial community structure for heat-stressed broilers

Parameter

CON

PRO

CEO

PC

SEM

P value

Microbial enumeration

 Lactobacillus

4.157d

5.044b

4.621c

5.583a

0.270

 < 0.001

 Escherichia coli

5.341a

4.282bc

4.705b

3.837d

0.099

 < 0.001

 Enterococcus

5.720

5.374

5.551

5.704

0.519

0.086

 Total coliforms

3.281

2.931

3.072

2.875

0.281

0.063

Histomorphological

 Villus height (VH)

1168d

1411b

1366c

1759a

5.068

 < 0.001

 Crypt depth (CD)

204b

216a

207b

219a

2.733

0.020

 VH/CD

5.74c

6.53b

6.46b

8.02a

0.370

0.018

  1. CON basal diet without added, PRO basal diet with probiotics, CEO basal diet with clove essential oil, PC basal diet with probiotics and clove essential oil, VH/CD Villus height/Crypt depth.
  2. a,b,cMeans in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different significantly (P < 0.05).
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