Table 3 Effect of Prevotella and sodium succinate on the laying performance in the laying hens

Laying rate, %

73.45 ± 1.25^ab

71.33 ± 1.08^b

76.66 ± 1.83^a

78.25 ± 1.94^a

75.31 ± 1.91^ab

0.045

Egg weight, g

58.81 ± 0.93^bc

60.37 ± 0.36^ab

60.57 ± 0.64^ab

61.26 ± 0.33^a

58.33 ± 0.73^c

0.019

Egg mass, g/hen/d

43.45 ± 0.75^bc

42.28 ± 0.75^c

46.23 ± 0.92^ab

48.31 ± 1.57^a

44.37 ± 1.37^bc

0.005

ADFI, g/d/h

104.17 ± 2.91

107.47 ± 2.91

108.21 ± 2.83

105.86 ± 3.39

105.93 ± 3.82

0.951

FCR, g/g

2.42 ± 0.08

2.54 ± 0.06

2.34 ± 0.03

2.29 ± 0.05

2.40 ± 0.09

0.106