Supplementation of amylase combined with glucoamylase or protease changes intestinal microbiota diversity and benefits for broilers fed a diet of newly harvested corn

Table 2 Effect of enzyme¹ supplementation in poultry diet on performance²

Treatments	BWG, g		AFI, g		FCR
Treatments	5-16 d	17-23 d	5-16 d	17-23 d	5-16 d	17-23 d
Control	295	272	447	843	1.52	1.51
Enzyme A	303	247	458	845	1.51	1.56
Enzyme B	313	280	464	897	1.48	1.51
Enzyme C	318	277	461	887	1.45	1.48
Enzyme D	310	242	456	850	1.47	1.55
Enzyme E	313	255	454	859	1.45	1.52
SEM	4.0	5.0	4.6	4.6	0.017	0.024
P-value	0.527	0.061	0.877	0.416	0.794	0.769

¹Enzyme A (1,500 U/g α-amylase; Enzyme B (Enzyme A + 300 U/g amylopectase + 20,000 U/g glucoamylase); Enzyme C (Enzyme B + protease 10,000 U/g); Enzyme D (Enzyme C + 15,000 U/g xylanase); Enzyme E (Enzyme D + 200 U/g cellulase + 1,000 U/g pectinase)
²ABW Average body weight, BWG Body weight gain, AFI Average feed intake, FCR Feed conversion ratio

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