Effects of dietary postbiotic and inulin on growth performance, IGF1 and GHR mRNA expression, faecal microbiota and volatile fatty acids in broilers

Table 2 Composition and nutrient content of finisher diets

Ingredients	Dietary treatment^a
Ingredients	Negative control	Positive control	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6
Corn	54.70	54.70	54.89	54.89	54.80	54.69	54.80	54.69
Soybean	29.10	29.10	27.04	27.04	29.30	29.31	29.30	29.31
Wheat pollard	5.36	5.35	5.90	5.90	3.41	3.16	3.41	3.16
CPO	3.460	3.460	3.400	3.400	3.74	3.815	3.74	3.815
Fish meal (55 %)	3.600	3.600	5.040	5.040	3.870	3.945	3.870	3.945
L-Lysine	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
DL-Methionine	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20
Monodicalcium phosphate21	1.40	1.40	1.35	1.35	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40
Calcium carbonate	1.30	1.30	1.00	1.00	1.30	1.30	1.30	1.30
Choline chloride	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
Salt	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Mineral premix^b	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Vitamin premix^c	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
Antioxidant^d	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Toxin binder^e	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15
Antibiotic^f		0.01
postbiotic RI11			0.30		0.30	0.30
postbiotic RG14				0.30			0.30	0.30
Inulin					0.80	1.00	0.80	1.00
Calculated nutrient content (g/kg)^g
Crude protein	199.1	199.1	199.1	199.1	199.0	199.1	199.0	199.1
Metabolizable energy (MJ/Kg)	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00
Calcium	10.3	10.3	10.0	10.0	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5
Total phosphorus	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0
Avail. P for poultry	4.7	4.7	4.9	4.9	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7

^aNegative control: (basal diet), Positive control: (basal diet + neomycin and oxytetracycline), T1: (0.3 % RI11), T2: (0.3 % RG14), T3: (0.3 % RI11 + 0.8 % Inulin), T4: (0.3 % RI11 + 1.0 % Inulin), T5: (0.3 % RG14 + 0.8 % Inulin), T6: (0.3 % RG14+ 1.0 % Inulin)
^bMineral mix contains Fe 100 mg, Mn 110 mg, Cu 20 mg, Zn 100 mg, I 2 mg, Se 0.2 mg, Co 0.6 mg
^cVitamin premix contains retinol 2 mg, cholicalciferol 0.03 mg, α-tocopherol 0.02 mg, menadione 1.33 mg, cobalamin 0.03 mg, thiamine 0.83 mg, riboflavin 2 mg, folic acid 0.33 mg, biotin 0.03 mg, panthothenic acid 3.75 mg, niacin 23.3 mg, pyridoxine 1.33 mg
^dAntioxidant contains butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
^eToxin binder contains natural hydrated sodium calcium aluminium silicates
^fA combination of oxytetracyclin and neomycin at the concentration of 100 ppm (w/w)
^gThe diets were formulated using FeedLIVE International software (Thailand)

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