Effects of Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharides on growth performance, intestinal barrier function and cecal microbiota in yellow-feathered broilers under heat stress

Table 1 Effects of Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharides on growth performance of yellow-feathered broilers under heat stress

Items	TN	HS	HSE	SEM	P-value
1–2 weeks
ADG	22.78	21.40	21.85	0.55	0.243
ADFI	79.57^a	73.90^b	75.96^ab	1.43	0.052
FCR	3.50	3.45	3.48	0.04	0.808
3–4 weeks
ADG	23.92^a	21.22^b	22.80^a	0.43	0.004
ADFI	81.80^a	74.92^b	77.98^b	1.10	0.003
FCR	3.42	3.54	3.41	0.04	0.148
1–4 weeks
ADG	23.38^a	21.35^b	22.36^ab	0.35	0.008
ADFI	80.71^a	74.40^b	76.97^b	0.99	0.004
FCR	3.46	3.49	3.45	0.03	0.523

TN Thermal neutral zone, HS Heat stress, HSE Heat stress group supplemented 0.1% Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharides, SEM Standard error of the mean, ADG Average daily gain, ADFI Average daily feed intake, FCR Feed conversion rate (the ratio of feed/gain), P, P value for analysis of variance (ANOVA)
^a,bDifferent superscripts in the same row indicate a significant difference between groups (P < 0.05)

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