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

Table 2 Effects of high stocking density exposure on stress and glucolipid metabolism parameters

Items	NC	PC	OA	SEM	P-value
Corticosterone, ng/mL	21.88^b	23.78^a	22.54^b	0.23	0.001
LPS, EU/L	10.74^b	12.15^a	11.06^b	0.17	0.001
AST, U/L	361.20^b	431.83^a	408.30^ab	12.49	0.059
GLU, mmol/L	10.14	9.25	9.68	0.17	0.101
TG, mmol/L	0.78^b	0.53^a	0.43^b	0.04	0.001
TC, mmol/L	2.11	2.06	2.11	0.06	0.919
HDL-C, mmol/L	45.8⁵	44.52	44.76	0.88	0.814
LDL-C, mmol/L	2.27^b	2.73^a	2.15^b	0.07	0.001
HDL-C / LDL-C	20.89^a	16.85^b	21.11^a	0.77	0.035

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, LPS lipopolysaccharides, AST aspartate transaminase, GLU glucose, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C/LDL-C the ratio of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
^a,bMeans within a row with no common superscript differ significantly (n = 12; P < 0.05)

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