Table 6 Proximate carcass composition of experimental diets containing M. piperita without or with probiotic bacterium B. coagulans (Experiment 1 and Experiment 2)

Initial value

C1

P1

P2

P3

P4

9.27 ± 0.020

15.34 ± 0.020^D

15.43 ± 0.020^CD

15.55 ± 0.020^B

15.93 ± 0.030^A

15.52 ± 0.010^BC

4.03 ± 0.020

6.48 ± 0.010^D

6.65 ± 0.010^C

6.76 ± 0.010^B

6.99 ± 0.020^A

6.81 ± 0.030^B

2.59 ± 0.010

3.67 ± 0.010^D

3.82 ± 0.020^C

3.94 ± 0.020^B

4.17 ± 0.010^A

3.98 ± 0.020^B

64.76 ± 0.030

63.72 ± 0.020^D

64.25 ± 0.030^C

64.25 ± 0.080^C

63.87 ± 0.030^C

64.47 ± 0.030^B

21.94 ± 0.040

14.46 ± 0.040^A

13.67 ± 0.040^B

13.43 ± 0.070^BC

12.21 ± 0.010^D

13.20 ± 0.050^C

7.54 ± 0.020

8.60 ± 0.0020^C

8.62 ± 0.010^BC

8.67 ± 0.010^B

8.79 ± 0.004^A

8.62 ± 0.003^BC

Initial value

C2

PP1

PP2

PP3

PP4

9.27 ± 0.020

15.62 ± 0.040^D

15.77 ± 0.030^C

15.95 ± 0.020^B

16.14 ± 0.040^A

15.79 ± 0.020^C

4.03 ± 0.020

6.69 ± 0.030^C

6.82 ± 0.030^B

6.93 ± 0.020^A

7.00 ± 0.030^A

6.95 ± 0.020^A

2.59 ± 0.010

3.62 ± 0.010^C

3.59 ± 0.020^C

3.76 ± 0.030^B

3.93 ± 0.020^A

3.98 ± 0.020^A

64.76 ± 0.030

62.72 ± 0.010^D

62.88 ± 0.020^C

63.10 ± 0.030^B

63.23 ± 0.020^A

62.94 ± 0.020^C

21.94 ± 0.040

14.97 ± 0.090^A

14.52 ± 0.060^B

14.02 ± 0.050^C

13.62 ± 0.140^D

14.31 ± 0.020^B

7.54 ± 0.020

8.90 ± 0.010^A

8.92 ± 0.003^A

8.92 ± 0.010^A

8.94 ± 0.010^A

8.94 ± 0.010^A