Probiotic cocktails accelerate baicalin metabolism in the ileum to modulate intestinal health in broiler chickens

Table 1 Composition and nutrient levels of basal diet (air-dry basis)

Ingredients, %	1–21 d	22–42 d
Corn (7.8% CP)	50.85	59.76
Soybean meal (46% CP)	35.90	20.00
Corn gluten meal (51.3% CP)	5.00	10.00
Soybean oil	3.93	3.80
Wheat shorts	-	2.00
Dicalcium phosphate	2.00	1.20
Limestone	1.20	1.85
NaCl	0.35	0.35
Choline chloride (50%)	0.30	0.30
Mineral premix^a	0.20	0.20
DL-Methionine (98%)	0.21	0.16
L-Lysine monohydrochloride (78%)	0.03	0.35
Vitamin premix^b	0.03	0.03
Total	100.00	100.00
Nutrient levels
Metabolizable energy, Mcal/kg	2.99	3.17
Crude protein, %	22.30	20.36
Lysine, %	1.15	1.07
Methionine, %	0.54	0.50
Tryptophan, %	0.27	0.25
Threonine, %	0.82	0.74
Met + Cys, %	0.95	0.86
Calcium, %	1.05	1.01
Available phosphorus, %	0.45	0.40

The phytase activity was 10,000 U/g in the enzyme supplement
^aThe composite mineral supplement provided the following amounts per kilogram of diet: copper 8 mg, zinc 75 mg, iron 80 mg, manganese 100 mg, selenium 0.15 mg, iodine 0.35 mg, and cobalt 0.5 mg
^bThe composite vitamin supplement provided the following amounts per kilogram of diet: vitamin A 12,500 IU, vitamin D₃ 2,500 IU, vitamin K₃ 2.65 mg, vitamin B₁ 2 mg, vitamin B₂ 6 mg, vitamin B₁₂ 0.025 mg, vitamin E 30 IU, biotin 0.0325 mg, folic acid 1.25 mg, pantothenic acid 12 mg, and niacin 50 mg

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