Table 2. Effect of spraying illite and zeolite on litter microflora in broiler’s litter1
Items (Log10 CFU/g) | CON | T1 | T2 | T3 | SE | P-value |
E. coli |
1 weeks | 7.11 | 6.81 | 6.83 | 6.81 | 0.148 | 0.394 |
2 weeks | 7.20a | 6.30b | 6.76ab | 6.75ab | 0.141 | 0.003 |
3 weeks | 6.55a | 6.13b | 6.30ab | 6.25ab | 0.080 | 0.006 |
4 weeks | 7.37 | 7.52 | 7.24 | 7.03 | 0.221 | 0.460 |
Salmonella |
1 weeks | 6.17 | 6.75 | 6.37 | 6.87 | 0.340 | 0.439 |
2 weeks | 6.25 | 6.19 | 6.51 | 6.59 | 0.331 | 0.791 |
3 weeks | 7.06 | 6.65 | 7.12 | 6.60 | 0.286 | 0.458 |
4 weeks | 7.03a | 6.09b | 6.15ab | 6.18ab | 0.233 | 0.022 |
CON, basal rice husk; T1, rice husk + 1% illite; T2, rice husk + 1% zeolite; T3, rice husk + 0.5% illite + 0.5% zeolite; E. coli, Escherichia coli; SE, standard error.
Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05).