Table 7. Effect of wild ginseng on fecal microflora DNA of laying hens

Treatments1)	CON	WG1	WG2	SEM	p-value
Clostridium spp.
4 weeks	0.54	0.48	0.51	0.047	0.468
8 weeks	0.57	0.54	0.54	0.037	0.721
12 weeks	0.53	0.52	0.50	0.039	0.710
Bifidobacterium spp.
4 weeks	0.79	0.79	0.77	0.053	0.956
8 weeks	0.68	0.82	0.76	0.172	0.738
12 weeks	0.79	0.77	0.78	0.094	0.972
Lactobacillus spp.
4 weeks	1.23	1.26	1.30	0.034	0.192
8 weeks	1.33b	1.40ab	1.44a	0.033	0.021
12 weeks	1.26b	1.36ab	1.51a	0.056	0.006
Escherichia coli
4 weeks	0.35	0.37	0.35	0.036	0.296
8 weeks	0.39	0.36	0.33	0.025	0.115
12 weeks	0.38a	0.34ab	0.31b	0.024	0.049

CON, basal diet; WG1, 0.1% wild ginseng + basal diet; WG2, 0.5% wild ginseng + basal diets.
Superscripts indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).