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 6 Influence of dietary sodium butyrate and lincomycin on blood biochemical parameters of broiler chickens (day 35)

	Protein profile		Lipid profile		Liver functions		Kidney function
Groups	Total protein (g\dl)	Albumin (g\dl)	Cholesterol (mg\dl)	TAG (mg\dl)	ALT (U\L)	AST (U\L)	Uric acid (mg\dl)
T1	2.58^b	1.44^ab	102.76	113.06^a	18.02^a	254.02^a	8.62^a
T2	2.60^b	1.22^b	86.10	59.76^b	17.42^a	174.83^b	6.70^a
T3	2.74^b	1.48^ab	102.76	51.00^b	20.99^a	227.21^a	7.12^a
T4	2.96^ab	1.28^b	98.40	69.82^b	17.13^a	214.64^ab	6.60^a
T5	3.52^a	1.68^a	110.86	77.24^b	11.27^b	179.46^b	3.52^b
SEM¹	0.10	0.05	15.58	5.13	0.86	7.24	2.09
P-value	0.005	0.0001	0.139	0.0001	0.002	0.0001	0.0001

^a,b Mean values with different superscripts in the same column indicate significant difference (Tukey’s test; P ≤ 0.05)
T1: Control - basal diet; T2: Butirex C4 1 kg/ton in starter feed (0–15 d) and then 0.5 kg/ton in grower and finisher feed; T3: Lincomix recommended dose (100 g/ton); T4: Lincomix half the recommended dose (50 g/ton) + Butirex C4 0.5 kg/ton at 0–15 d and then 0.25 kg/ton; T5: Lincomix half the recommended dose (50 g/ton) + Butirex C4 1 kg/ton at 0–15 d and then 0.5 kg/ton
TAG: Triacylglyceride, ALT: Alanine transaminase. AST: Aspartate transaminase
¹ SEM: Standard error of mean
Number of sampled birds (N) = 5 birds/group

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