Table 3. Effect of spraying AN extract on litter microflora content in broiler’s litter1

Items (%) AN0 AN2 AN4 SE P-value
E. coli
d 7 5.48 5.44 5.38 0.367 0.983
d 14 5.72 5.58 5.43 0.392 0.874
d 21 6.20 5.89 5.79 0.144 0.156
d 28 6.33a 6.05ab 5.95b 0.084 0.018
Salmonella
d 7 4.42 4.20 4.26 0.339 0.899
d 14 4.50 4.55 4.40 0.208 0.876
d 21 5.31a 4.52b 4.48b 0.194 0.016
d 28 5.35a 4.69b 4.67b 0.158 0.015
AN0, basal rice husk + 10 mL; AN2, basal rice husk + 2% Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai; AN4, basal rice husk + 4% Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai; AN, Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai; E. coli, Escherichia coli; SE, standard error.
Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05).