Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, cecal mucosal cytokines and serum antioxidant responses of broiler chickens to dietary enzymatically treated yeast and coccidia challenge

Table 1 Ingredient and nutrient composition of diets, as-fed basis

ETY Enzymatically treated yeast, ME Metabolizable energy, CP Crude protein, Ca Calcium, P Phosphorus, SID Standardized ileal digestibility
^aProvided the following quantities per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 5484 IU; vitamin D₃, 2643 ICU; vitamin E, 11 IU; menadione sodium bisulfite, 4.38 mg; riboflavin, 5.49 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 11 mg; niacin, 44.1 mg; choline chloride, 771 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 13.2 μg; biotin, 55.2 μg; thiamine mononitrate, 2.2 mg; folic acid, 990 μg; pyridoxine hydrochloride, 3.3 mg; I, 1.11 mg; Mn, 66.06 mg; Cu, 4.44 mg; Fe, 44.1 mg; Zn, 44.1 mg; Se, 300 μg
^bOne gram ETY added to 9 g of corn to make 10 g ETY premix. 10 g/kg of ETY premix delivered 1 g/kg of ETY; 20 g/kg of ETY premix delivered 2 g/kg of ETY
^cPrepared as 5 g TiO₂ plus 20 g corn

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