Item a | Total bacteria | Lactobacillus | Escherichia | C. perfringens |
---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment | ||||
 Basal diet, unchallenged | 9.00 | 7.89 | 8.00 | 2.27 |
 60 mg/kg EO, unchallenged | 9.28 | 7.98 | 7.60 | 2.35 |
 120 mg/kg EO, unchallenged | 9.35 | 8.30 | 7.55 | 2.34 |
 240 mg/kg EO, unchallenged | 9.22 | 8.14 | 7.15 | 2.34 |
 Basal diet, challenged | 9.41 | 8.11 | 8.72 | 2.50 |
 60 mg/kg EO, challenged | 9.48 | 8.38 | 8.99 | 2.39 |
 120 mg/kg EO, challenged | 9.44 | 8.39 | 8.26 | 2.43 |
 240 mg/kg EO, challenged | 9.29 | 8.27 | 8.03 | 2.57 |
 SEM | 0.068 | 0.073 | 0.137 | 0.033 |
P-value | ||||
 Challenge | 0.185 | 0.169 | <0.001 | 0.030 |
 EO | 0.735 | 0.438 | 0.095 | 0.805 |
 Challenge × EO | 0.828 | 0.888 | 0.713 | 0.655 |
 Linear b | 0.945 | 0.366 | 0.027 | 0.553 |
 Quadratic b | 0.261 | 0.172 | 0.853 | 0.707 |