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Table 1 Comparisons of T-RFLP profiles of microbiota in the ileum and caecum of layers housed in different cage systems
| Before Inoculation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean SD | ||||||
| Location | Cage | n | T-RF | Conventional | Furnished | Aviary |
| Ileum | Conventional | 4 | 10.5 ± 1.7 | 70.5 ± 12.4 | - | - |
| Furnished | 4 | 6.5 ± 2.7 | 67.4 ± 9.9 | 65.9 ± 7.5 | - | |
| Aviary | 4 | 7.3 ± 3.5 | 54.3 ± 9.6 | 66.8 ± 11.4 | 72.3 ± 7.0 | |
| Caecum | Conventional | 4 | 39.5 ± 6.6 | 66.4 ± 6.0 | - | - |
| Furnished | 4 | 39.8 ± 4.2 | 60.8 ± 3.5 | 75.1 ± 6.0 | - | |
| Aviary | 4 | 52.7 ± 23.5 | 38.6 ± 6.3 | 38.5 ± 4.8 | 45.4 ± 14.5 | |
| Four weeks PI | ||||||
| Mean SD | ||||||
| Location | Cage | n | T-RF | Conventional | Furnished | Aviary |
| Ileum | Conventional | 8 | 10.0 ± 1.2 | 86.5 ± 10.1 | - | - |
| Furnished | 8 | 6.9 ± 2.2 | 65.5 ± 9.3 | 81.1 ± 6.9 | - | |
| Aviary | 7 | 10.7 ± 2.7 | 66.8 ± 9.2 | 67.5 ± 9.2 | 73.8 ± 9.0 | |
| Caecum | Conventional | 8 | 58.0 ± 5.2 | 73.4 ± 5.8 | - | - |
| Furnished | 8 | 51.3 ± 7.3 | 57.7 ± 8.1 | 67.1 ± 8.6 | - | |
| Aviary | 8 | 63.6 ± 5.3 | 54.6 ± 4.7 | 58.2 ± 4.9 | 74.2 ± 4.9 | |
