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

Table 3 Effects of combined baicalin and probiotic cocktails on the production performance

Items	Group				SEM	Main effect				P-value
	Group					BC		PC		P-value
	CON	BC	PC	BC + PC		-	+	-	+	BC	PC	BC × PC
1–21 d
AW, g	698	679	706	704	10.1	702	692	689	705	0.415	0.185	0.487
FI, g	985	956	958	956	13.4	971	956	971	957	0.268	0.320	0.317
FCR	1.47	1.45	1.45	1.45	0.01	1.46	1.45	1.46	1.45	0.653	0.581	0.924
22–42 d
AW, g	2,537	2,533	2,523	2,500	33.6	2,530	2,517	2,535	2,511	0.710	0.491	0.781
FI, g	2,909	2,938	2,911	2,947	27.9	2,910	2,942	2,923	2,929	0.281	0.842	0.894
FCR	1.71^a	1.66^b	1.67^a	1.70^a	0.01	1.69	1.68	1.69	1.68	0.539	0.925	0.024
1–42 d
BWG, g	2,488	2,479	2,442	2,448	31.0	2,465	2,464	2,484	2,445	0.978	0.267	0.821
FI, g	3,898	3,895	3,692	3,874	95.2	3,795	3,885	3,897	3,783	0.399	0.288	0.381
FCR	1.57	1.57	1.51	1.58	0.03	1.54	1.58	1.57	1.55	0.345	0.547	0.377

AW Average weight, FI Feed intake, BC Baicalin, PC Probiotics cocktail, FCR Feed conversion ratio, SEM Standard error of the mean (n = 8)
^a,bMeans in the same row without the same superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05). - means not add, + means add

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