Table 2 Effect of N-acyl homoserine lactonase (AHLase) on growth performance¹ of broilers challenged by Salmonella Typhimurium

NC²

40.31±0.02

113.06±2.15^a

180.21±3.12^a

8.09±0.24^a

10.76±0.24^a

PC

40.22±0.02

105.64±0.42^b

165.09±1.87^c

7.36±0.10^b

9.61±0.14^c

5 U/g AHLase

40.26±0.03

110.84±2.41^a

173.24±2.99^ab

7.84±0.27^ab

10.23±0.23^ab

10 U/g AHLase

40.26±0.03

112.48±0.65^a

176.32±1.58^ab

8.02±0.07^a

10.47±0.12^ab

20 U/g AHLase

40.26±0.03

109.42±0.21^ab

171.11±1.09^bc

7.69±0.02^ab

10.07±0.08^bc

P-value

0.279

0.016

0.003

0.025

0.004