Sodium butyrate alleviates high ambient temperature-induced oxidative stress, intestinal structural disruption, and barrier integrity for growth and production in growing layer chickens

Table 1 Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (as fed-basis, %)

^aThe premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A 5,500 IU, vitamin D3 400 IU, vitamin E 10 IU, vitamin K 2.0 mg, vitamin B1 3.0 mg, vitamin B2 4.6 mg, vitamin B6 2.2 mg, vitamin B12 0.02 mg, choline 500 mg, D-calcium pantothenate 7.4 mg, folic acid 1.0 mg, biotin 0.08 mg, Fe 80 mg, Cu 10 mg, Mn 39 mg, Zn 52 mg, I 0.26 mg. Crude protein (CP) was measured values, metabolizable energy (ME), Ca, available P, Met, Lys, Met + Cys, and Thr are calculated values

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