Dietary organic acids ameliorate high stocking density stress-induced intestinal inflammation through the restoration of intestinal microbiota in broilers

Table 1 Effects of high stocking density exposure on growth performance of broilers

Items	NC	PC	OA	SEM	P-value
d 0–21
BW, kg	0.89	0.88	0.90	0.01	0.580
ADFI, g	52.96^a	51.05^b	52.79^a	0.35	0.042
ADG, g	40.00	39.91	40.64	0.27	0.500
F/G	1.32	1.28	1.30	0.01	0.095
d 22–42
BW, kg	2.41^ab	2.29^b	2.47^a	0.03	0.014
ADFI, g	135.02	132.08	133.58	1.24	0.636
ADG, g	71.69	66.52	71.04	1.09	0.107
F/G	1.89	2.00	1.89	0.02	0.086

NC normal stocking density fed basal diet, PC high stocking density fed basal diets, OA high stocking density fed basal diets supplemented with organic acids, BW body weight, ADG average daily gain, ADFI average daily feed intake, F/G feed conversion ratio (feed:gain, g: g)
^a,bMeans within a row with no common superscript differ significantly (n = 12; P < 0.05)

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