The result on E. coli counts in response to dietary
treatments are shown in Table 4. E. coli counts in the crop
reduced significantly in all the butyrate treated diets and
antibiotic group compared to control (Figure 1). However,
in small intestine and caecum, 0.2% butyrate failed to
produce the same effect. The E. coli counts were
significantly lower in small intestine and caecum in both the