Savory ( Satureja hortensis L.) powder and extract effects on broiler chicken ileal Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus bacteria

摘要

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate savory ( Satureja hortensis L.) powder (SP) and savory methanol extract (SE) levels on ileal microbial population when fed to 1-day-old to 6-week-old broiler chicks. A total of 225-day-old broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 5 treatments with 3 replicates and fed for 42 days. Treatments included no supplement (control), 1.0% and 2.0% SP in feed, 50 and 100?￠????ppm SE in drinking water. Data analysis was performed using SAS software and means were separated using Tukey?￠????s pairwise method. The results showed that including 1.0% or 2.0% SP in broiler feed or 50 and 100?￠????ppm SE in the drinking water significantly ( P ?￠????