Control Biolex® MB40 Leiber®ExCel
Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) 2.47A 2.37A 2.46A
Body weight (8 weeks) 6.00A 6.02A 6.19A
Body weight (after processing) 4.43 ± 0.65A 4.29 ± 0.59A 4.34 ± 0.53A
Campylobacter* 6.49 ± 0.36A 6.07 ± 0.12B 6.07 ± 0.1B
Salmonella None None 1 chicken
A,BWithin each row, superscript capital letters stand for significant differences (P<0.05)
Campylobacter*: log10 CFU/100 mg of cecal contents
Table 1: Body weight (lbs), and Campylobacter levels and Salmonella (italic) presence of birds fed one of two prebiotics.