Encapsulated peracetic acid as a valid broad-spectrum antimicrobial alternative, leading to beneficial microbiota compositional changes and enhanced performance in broiler chickens

Table 2 Sample selection rationale for sequencing analysis

Pens ranked according to BW at d 28	Group of ranked pens
1
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	3
6	3
7	4
8
9
10	5
11	5
12	6
13	6
14	7
15

Pens were ranked according to their descending body weight at d 28. Thus, 7 groups were formed, and the 7 samples were selected from each group excluding samples from pen ranked in 1^st and 15^th position

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