Table 2 Effect of dietary supplemental with eugenol on bacterial load in viscera and small intestine of chicks challenged with Salmonella enteritidis¹

Liver, log₁₀ CFU/g

0.00^c

0.00^c

0.00^c

2.45^a

1.68^b

1.73^b

0.14

 < 0.001

Spleen, log₁₀ CFU/g

0.00^c

0.00^c

0.00^c

2.68^a

2.02^b

2.02^b

0.21

 < 0.001

Muscle, log₁₀ CFU/g

0.00^c

0.00^c

0.00^c

2.23^a

1.34^b

1.15b^c

0.07

 < 0.001

Duodenum, log₁₀ CFU/g

0.00^b

0.00^b

0.00^b

3.18^a

2.19^b

2.26^b

0.33

 < 0.001

Jejunum, log₁₀ CFU/g

0.00^b

0.00^b

0.00^b

3.52^a

2.59^b

2.58^b

0.39

 < 0.001

Ileum, log₁₀ CFU/g

0.00^b

0.00^b

0.00^b

3.79^a

2.93^b

3.01^b

0.44

 < 0.001