Effects of Different Levels of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) Seed Powder and Extract on Serum Biochemical Parameters, Microbiota, and Immunity in Broiler Chicks

Table 8

Ileum microflora mean (±SEM) of Ross 308 broilers at starter, grower, and total periods of age fed diets or water containing the different levels of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) powder and extract from 1 to 6 weeks of age (CFU/g).

Treatment	Trait
	Lactobacillus bacteria	Lactobacillus bacteria	Escherichia coli	Escherichia coli
	(21st day of age)	(42nd day of age)	(21st day of age)	(42nd day of age)
0 (control)	7.17^a	7.25^a	8.76^a	8.41^a
750 ppm coriander extract in water	7.35^a	7.75^a	6.63^b	7.23^bc
1000 ppm coriander extract in water	7.97^a	7.94^a	7.31^b	7.37^bc
1250 ppm coriander extract in water	7.77^a	8.19^a	7.15^b	7.05^c
1.5% coriander powder in diet	7.60^a	7.38^a	7.31^b	6.90^c
2.0% coriander powder in diet	7.80^a	7.45^a	7.44^b	7.36^bc
2.5% coriander powder in diet	7.25^a	7.33^a	7.58^ab	8.14^ab
SEM	0.38	0.30	0.42	0.29

Means (± standard error) within each column of dietary treatments with no common superscript differ significantly at .