Impact of buffered sodium butyrate as a partial or total dietary alternative to lincomycin on performance, IGF-1 and TLR4 genes expression, serum indices, intestinal histomorphometry, Clostridia, and litter hygiene of broiler chickens

Table 1 Physical and chemical compositions of basal diets for each growing period

Items	Starter (0 to 14 days)	Grower (15 to 28 days)	Finisher (29 to 35 days)
Ingredients %
Yellow corn	55.24	59.39	63.64
Soybean meal 46%	27.00	18.60	10.30
Full fat SBM	8.00	12.50	16.00
Corn gluten meal 60%	6.00	6.00	6.50
Monocalcium phosphate	0.90	0.80	0.80
Limestone	1.60	1.50	1.50
NaCl	0.35	0.35	0.35
Sod. bicarbonate	0.10	0.10	0.10
L-Lysine	0.25	0.25	0.30
DL-Methionine	0.15	0.10	0.10
Toxin binder	0.10	0.10	0.10
Quantum blue (Phytase)	0.01	0.01	0.01
Broiler premix¹	0.30	0.30	0.30
Chemical analysis:
ME (Kcal/kg)	3001.05	3100.63	3200.24
Crude Protein (%)	23.17	21.11	19.14
Crude Fat (%)	3.96	4.87	5.60
Calcium (%)	1.00	0.94	0.93
P. Available (%)	0.50	0.45	0.42

¹Vitamin and mineral mixture contained: 13,000,000 IU vitamin A; 6,000,000 IU vitamin D3; 80,000 mg vitamin E; 4000 mg vitamin K; 5000 mg vitamin B1; 9000 mg vitamin B2; 5000 mg vitamin B6; 35 mg vitamin B12; 20,000 mg pantothenic acid; 70,000 mg Nicotinic acid; 2000 mg Folic acid; 250 mg Biotin; 400,000 mg choline chloride; 120,000 mg Manganese oxide; 100,000 mg Zinc oxide; 15,000 mg Copper sulphate; 1000 calcium Iodide; 50,000 mg ferrous sulphate; 350 mg Selenium selenite

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